1960 – The Silver Beetles, on a tour of Scotland backing singer Johnny Gentle, perform at the Northern Meeting Ballroom, Inverness, Inverness-shire. They have to play in an upstairs ballroom while the older folks stay downstairs listening to the music of traditional bandleader Lindsay Ross & his Famous Broadcasting Band. The Silver Beetles had also been booked to headline in their first advertised professional engagement this night at Lathom Hall, Seaforth, Liverpool, for promoter Brian Kelly. When the Silver Beetles left on their disappointing tour, they neglected to tell Kelly of their change in plans, and Kelly was left with a hall full of patrons but not his advertised attraction. It later will take a lot of persuasion on the part of Bob Wooler to get Kelly to agree to let the group perform at Litherland Town Hall Ballroom on December 27 (as The Beatles, their name having been changed for the last time in mid-August 1960), and Kelly probably only agreed as a favor to Wooler. The December 27 performance will prove to be a significant one for The Beatles.

1961 – The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

1963 – The Beatles, at the Playhouse Theatre in London, record two BBC radio programs for later broadcast. First they tape an appearance for the program “Saturday Club,” their first appearance on that important show as top of the bill. They perform “I Saw Her Standing There,” “Do You Want to Know a Secret,” “Boys,” “Long Tall Sally,” “From Me to You,” and “Money.” The show is broadcast on May 25, and the last three songs are included in the portion of the program that is broadcast overseas. The Beatles are also interviewed, and they show themselves to be personable and witty. The second radio program that they record this day is for the show “Steppin’ Out,” which is taped before a wildly enthusiastic audience. The Beatles perform six songs, “Please Please Me,” “I Saw Her Standing There,” “Roll Over Beethoven,” “Twist and Shout,” “Thank You Girl,” and “From Me to You.” “Twist and Shout” was edited out of the final program tape. This show is broadcast on June 3.

1964 – The Beatles’ single “Sie Liebt Dich/I’ll Get You” (Swan 4182) is released in the U.S. The German-language version of “She Loves You.” 1 week on Billboard chart; highest chart position: No.97.

1980 – Paul McCartney’s album “McCartney II” (Columbia FC-36511) is released in the U.S. Tracks: “Coming Up,” “Temporary Secretary,” “On the Way,” “Waterfalls,” “Nobody Knows,” “Front Parlour,” “Summer’s Day Song,” “Frozen Jap,” “Bogey Music,” “Darkroom,” and “One of These Days.”

1960 – The Silver Beetles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe, and Tommy Moore) perform during the first night of their short tour of Scotland backing singer Johnny Gentle, at Town Hall, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Gentle and the Silver Beetles rehearse together for the first time just 30 minutes prior to going on stage. For this tour, three of the Silver Beetles adopt stage names: Paul McCartney is “Paul Ramon,” George Harrison is “Carl Harrison,” and Stuart Sutcliffe becomes “Stuart de Stael.

1961 – The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

1963 – The Beatles, on tour with Roy Orbison, perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Southampton, Hampshire.

1966 – The Beatles are on location filming two color promo films for “Paperback Writer” and “Rain.” Filming is done in the gardens of Chiswick House, Chiswick, London, which started the previous day. The director is Michael Lindsay-Hogg.

1967 – John, Paul and Ringo record interviews with Kenny Everett for same-day broadcast on the BBC radio program “Where It’s At.” The Beatles’ about-to-be-released album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” is played on the program, every track except “A Day in the Life,” which has been banned by the BBC for encouraging a permissive attitude towards drug use.

1969 – The Beatles’ newly-hired manager, Allen Klein, moves into Apple’s offices, throwing out executives, hangers-on, and hustlers. Apple stops losing money and Klein works on maximizing record royalties for The Beatles.

1991 – Paul McCartney’s album “Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)” (Parlophone CDPCSD-117) is released in the U.K. Tracks: “Be-Bop-a-Lula,” “I Lost My Little Girl,” “Here, There and Everywhere,” “Blue Moon of Kentucky,” “We Can Work It Out,” “San Francisco Bay Blues,” “I’ve Just Seen a Face,” “Every Night,” “She’s a Woman,” “Hi-Heel Sneakers,” “And I Love Her,” “That Would be Something,” “Blackbird,” “Ain’t No Sunshine” (vocal: Hamish Stuart), “Good Rockin’ Tonight,” “Singing the Blues,” and “Junk.