This Day in Beatle History

July 4

1965 (Jul 4) - Arrival at Heathrow

The Beatles arrive at Heathrow to a throng of fans. Their tour had taken them to Lyons, Milan, Genoa, Rome, Nice, Madrid & Barcelona.

1966 (Jul 4) - Beatles Play Two Shows in Manila

The Beatles played two shows at Rizal Memorial Football Stadium, Manila, in the Philippines to over 80,000 fans. The Beatles failed to appear at a palace reception hosted by President Marcos’ family, who were not informed that the Beatles had declined their invitation. The Philippine media misrepresent this as a deliberate snub and when Brian Epstein tries to make a televised statement, his comments are disrupted by static. The next day, as The Beatles make their way to the airport they were greeted by angry mobs, the Philippine government had retaliated by refusing police protection for The Beatles.

1969 (Jul 4) - 'Give Peace A Chance' UK Release

1984 (Jul 4) - Ringo Sits In With Beach Boys

Ringo Starr sits in with The Beach Boys during their Miami concert.

2002 (Jul 4) - George Harrison Attacker Michael Abram Released

Michael Abram, the man who attacked and nearly murdered George Harrison some 19 months earlier, is given a conditional release by a Mental Health Review Tribunal, to the fury of George’s widow, Olivia. Says Abram: “If I could turn back the clock I would give anything not to have done what I did. But I have come to realise that I was very ill at that time, really not in control.”

2009 (Jul 4) - Allen Klein Dies

77-year-old Allen Klein, the former manager of The Rolling Stones and later The Beatles, died after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. The assets of his company, ABKCO Music & Records, include recordings by The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Herman’s Hermits, Bobby Womack, The Kinks, Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell and many others.

2014 (Jul 4) - 'A Hard Day's Night Re-released'

The first Beatles movie, A Hard Day’s Night, is re-released in American theaters to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

July 5

1962 (Jun 6) - First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become 'Abbey Road'

The first Beatles recording session took place at EMI studios. The group recorded four tracks, one of which was ‘Love Me Do’ the four musicians received payments for the session of £7.10 ($12.07) each.

1963 (Jul 5) - Beatles In West Midland, Denny Laine On The Bill

The Beatles played at the Plaza Ballroom in Dudley in the West Midlands. Appearing The Beatles was Denny and the Diplomats, led by Denny Laine, who went on to join the Moody Blues and eventually, Paul McCartney’s group Wings.

July 6

1957 (Jul 6) - Paul McCartney Meets John Lennon

John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at The Woolton Church Parish Fete where The Quarry Men were appearing. As The Quarry Men were setting up for their evening performance, McCartney eager to impress Lennon picked up a guitar and played ‘Twenty Flight Rock’ (Eddie Cochran) and ‘Be-Bop-A-Lula’ (Gene Vincent). Lennon was impressed, and even more so when McCartney showed Lennon and Eric Griffiths how to tune their guitars, something they’d been paying someone else to do for them.

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