Apple’s electronics ‘guru’, Alexis ‘Magic Alex’ Mardas, married on this day in London. His best men were John Lennon and the singer-songwriter Donovan.
Mardas was then 26 years old. He married 22-year-old Eufrosyne Doxiades, the daughter of a respected Greek architect. The wedding took place at St Sophia’s Cathedral, a Greek orthodox church on Moscow Road in the Bayswater area of London.
Also in attendance were George Harrison and his wife Pattie, and Lennon’s partner Yoko Ono.
Last updated: 9 July 2018
Also on this day...
- 2018: Ringo Starr live: Parco della Musica, Rome, Italy
- 2014: Ringo Starr live: Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay, San Diego, California
- 2009: Paul McCartney live: Halifax Common, Nova Scotia, Canada
- 2008: Sgt Pepper drum head sells for £541,250
- 1969: Recording, mixing: Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, Something, You Never Give Me Your Money
- 1968: Recording, mixing: Revolution, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
- 1964: Television: Summer Spin
- 1963: Live: Winter Gardens, Margate
- 1962: Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
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