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The Beatles Ltd is formed

With the success of The Beatles looking assured, and expectations for better things as their fame grew across the United Kingdom, Brian Epstein formed The Beatles Limited to handle their legal and business affairs.

Live: City Hall, Salisbury

The Beatles' only concert in Salisbury, Wiltshire, was booked in April 1963 by Brian Epstein.

Live: Mersey Beat Showcase, Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey

This was the last of 27 live shows by The Beatles at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton, a seaside resort in the town of Wallasey, Merseyside.

John Lennon and Brian Epstein holiday in Barcelona, Spain

On this day Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr went on holiday to Santa Cruz, Tenerife, for a 12-day holiday. At the same time John Lennon accepted an offer from Brian Epstein to accompany him to Barcelona, for a trip also lasting 12 days.

Live: Mersey Beat Showcase, Stoke-on-Trent

This was the second Mersey Beat Showcase, where Brian Epstein stable of performers travelled to a town or city to perform on the same bill.

Live: Roxburgh Hall, Stowe School, Buckingham

One of The Beatles' more unusual live engagements, certainly for 1963: a performance at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire.

Live: NEMS, Liverpool

The Beatles made a personal appearance at Brian Epstein's central Liverpool record store, NEMS, prior to an evening concert in Mold, Wales.

Recording: Please Please Me single

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles recorded their second single, Please Please Me, during a three hour session at Abbey Road's studio two on 26 November 1962.

UK single release: Love Me Do

The Beatles' debut single was released on 5 October 1962. It reached number 17 in the charts, which was a strong showing for a band's first release.

John Lennon marries Cynthia Powell

On 23 August 1962 John Lennon married Cynthia Powell at the Mount Pleasant register office in Liverpool.

Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime) - Brian Epstein meets The Beatles

Having seeing their name several times in Mersey Beat magazine, and on posters around Liverpool, Brian Epstein had become curious about The Beatles.

Brian Epstein is born

The man who became The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, was born on this day.