The Beatles Bible

After a romance lasting just shy of two years, George Harrison married Patricia Anne Boyd at Epsom register office, Surrey. Read more »

The day after The Beatles' final UK concert took place in Cardiff, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison had a meeting to discuss the group's third film project. Read more »

The Beatles spent much of this day rehearsing at the Saville Theatre in London. The theatre was run by Brian Epstein's NEMS Enterprises. Read more »

Brian Epstein requested that Paul McCartney and Jane Asher return from their Portuguese holiday a day early, so all The Beatles could be in Britain on the day it was announced that they would be awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire. Read more »

On this day The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein took over the lease on the Saville Theatre on London's Shaftesbury Avenue. Read more »

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. Read more »

Twenty-two days after he proposed to her in the Ad Lib Club, London, Ringo Starr married Maureen Cox at the city's Caxton Hall Register Office. Read more »

Ringo Starr appeared on a judging panel for the final of the National Beat Group Competition on this day at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London. Read more »

The Beatles performed for no fee at this charity concert in aid of the United Cerebral Palsy of New York City and Retarded Infants Services. It was the last date of their first full US tour. Read more »

The Beatles weren't originally scheduled to perform at the Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Their day off was cancelled, however, after local promoter Charles O Finley persuaded the group's manager Brian Epstein to let them play. Read more »

On this evening Brian Epstein held a party at his home at Flat 15, Whaddon House, William Mews, London. Each of The Beatles attended, as did Judy Garland, Cilla Black, Lionel Bart and members of The Rolling Stones. Read more »

The Beatles played their second night of shows at the Centennial Hall, Adelaide. They performed two sets, as on the previous day, each to 3,000 people. Read more »

The day after they landed on Australian soil, The Beatles flew from Sydney to Adelaide in a chartered Ansett ANA jet, arriving at 11.57am. Read more »

This was the fifth of seven concerts marketed as Pops Alive!, promoted by Brian Epstein and held on consecutive Sunday nights at the Prince Of Wales Theatre in London. Read more »

The Beatles enjoyed a well-earned weekend off after filming at Gatwick Airport, but the shooting schedule for A Hard Day's Night resumed on this day at Twickenham Film Studios. Read more »

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. Read more »

The Beatles played their first show in France on 15 January 1964. The previous evening three of the group flew to Paris from London. Read more »

John Lennon appeared without the other Beatles on an edition of the BBC television show Juke Box Jury, recorded on this day and transmitted the following Saturday at 6.35pm. Read more »

News that John Lennon had assaulted Cavern Club DJ Bob Wooler at Paul McCartney's 21st birthday party three days earlier reached the national press on this day.

The report was written by journalist Don Short, who later became a friend and confidant to the group. It appeared on the back page of the Daily Mirror newspaper, and was headlined: Beatle in brawl says 'Sorry I socked you'.

Guitarist John Lennon, 22-year-old leader of The Beatles "pop" group, said last night: "Why did I have to go and punch my best friend?

"I was so high I didn't realise what I was doing"

Then he sent off a telegram apologising to 29-year-old Liverpool "rock" show compere and disc jockey Bob Wooler, who was nursing a black eye, bruised ribs and torn knuckles.

The night before Bob and John were both at a Liverpool party to celebrate the 21st birthday of another of the Beatles, Paul McCartney.

'Booted'

Other "beat" music stars - including members of the Shadows and the Pacemakers - were at the party in Dinas-lane, Huyton, Liverpool, when a fight started.

Yesterday Wooler said: "I don't know why he did it. I was booted in the face. I begged him to stop.

"Finally he was pulled off by other people at the party.

"I have been a friend of the Beatles for a long time. I have often compered shows where they have appeared. OI am terribly upset about this - physically as well as mentally."

Wooler was treated for his injuries in hospital, where he was driven by Mr Brian Epstein, who has the Beatles under contract.

Epstein said last night: "I did not see the incident. All I did was to drive him to the hospital. I can only hope he gets well soon."

John Lennon, in London with the Beatles last night, said: "I had a great deal to drink at the party and very little to eat.

"By the time this happened I didn't know what I was doing.

"Bob is the last person in the world I would want to have a fight with. I can only hope he realises that I was too far gone to know what I was doing."

One of the men who was at the party said: "I looked out of a window and saw Bob Wooler staggering about with blood all over his face. He was saying: 'Get Brian Epstein.'

"I learned later that John Lennon had attacked Wooler.'

PUNCH-LINE: Lennon helped to write The Beatles' latest hit tune "From Me To You."

Two days after he assaulted Cavern Club DJ Bob Wooler for insinuating he had had an affair with Brian Epstein, John Lennon sent a telegram to apologise.

The incident took place at Paul McCartney's 21st birthday party on 18 June 1963.

The telegram was sent on Epstein's orders, and read: "Really sorry Bob. Terribly worried to realise what I had done. What more can I say?"