The Beatles arrived at the Antrobus Arms in Amesbury, Wiltshire on this day, ahead of the three-day shoot on Salisbury Plain for the military scenes in Help!.
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Paul McCartney buys 7 Cavendish Avenue, London
While the other Beatles were planning moves to the stockbroker belt in England's Home Counties, Paul McCartney decided to remain in the capital city. On this day he bought a house at 7 Cavendish Avenue in St John's Wood, London.
Brian Epstein takes over the Saville Theatre, London
On this day The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein took over the lease on the Saville Theatre on London's Shaftesbury Avenue.
Northern Songs is floated on the stock exchange
The Beatles' song publishing company, Northern Songs, was floated on the stock exchange on this day. Previously co-owned by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Brian Epstein and Dick James, it was restructured with 1,170,000 of the company's five million shares made available to the public.
George Martin breaks his foot in the Swiss Alps
On the second day of his two-week holiday in the Swiss Alps with John and Cynthia Lennon, George Martin broke a bone in his foot and was unable to continue skiing.
The Beatles' Christmas Day, 1964
The Beatles spent Christmas Day 1964 in a number of different ways. John and Cynthia Lennon were at home with their son Julian; Paul McCartney was with Jane Asher at her family's London home; while George Harrison and Ringo Starr remained in their home at flat 7, Whaddon House in London.
George Harrison's Mornyork Ltd becomes Harrisongs Ltd
On 11 September 1964, George Harrison bought a shelf company, Mornyork Ltd, which was renamed Harrisongs Ltd on this day.
Day off in Alton, Missouri
Following their concert in Dallas, Texas on 18 September 1964, The Beatles were flown to a ranch in Missouri for a rest day.
George Harrison buys Mornyork Ltd
On this day George Harrison bought a shelf company Mornyork Ltd, which he turned into a music publishing company Harrisongs Ltd. He was on tour in the US at the time, so the transaction would most likely have been made on his behalf by NEMS Enterprises.
Day off in Key West, Florida
The Beatles were to have had a rest day in Jacksonville, Florida, but stayed in Key West until Hurricane Isabel passed.
Day off in Cape May, New Jersey
Following their concert the previous night at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City, The Beatles relaxed at the Marquis de Lafayette Hotel, Cape May, New Jersey.
Day off in Bel Air, Los Angeles
Without a concert scheduled for this day, The Beatles rested at their rented house at 356 St Pierre Road, Bel Air, Los Angeles.
John Lennon attends a Foyle's literary luncheon
John Lennon left the filming of A Hard Day's Night in the morning to attend a literary luncheon held in his honour at the Dorchester Hotel, London.
The Beatles occupy the Billboard Hot 100 top five
In an achievement unlikely to ever be equalled, for the week of 4 April 1964 The Beatles occupied the top five positions of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In all they had 12 places on the US chart.
John Lennon's In His Own Write is published
John Lennon's first book, In His Own Write, was published on this day by Jonathan Cape.
Day off in Miami
The day after their second Ed Sullivan Show appearance, The Beatles enjoyed a well-earned day off in Miami, in which they tried water-skiing.
Rehearsal for The Ed Sullivan Show
The Beatles' second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show was to take place at their Miami Hotel, the Deauville, on 16 February. Ahead of it they undertook a series of rehearsals.
Travel: New York to Miami
The Beatles travelled to Miami from New York on this day, leaving on National Airlines Flight 11 at 1.30pm and arriving at 4pm.
The Beatles' American invasion begins
The day The Beatles' American invasion began. The Beatles' Boeing 707, Pan Am flight 101, left London Airport early on the morning of 7 February 1964, bound for New York City.
The Beatles at the George V Hotel, Paris
EMI's German counterpart, Electrola Gesellschaft, wanted The Beatles to re-record the vocals on their biggest hits, She Loves You and I Want To Hold Your Hand, in German. Although The Beatles and George Martin thought this unnecessary, the recording session was originally scheduled to take place on this day.
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