015 - January 15

January 15

1964
Brian considers a big film for Gerry and the Pacemakers.


"She Loves You", 20th week in the Top 10 (UK Record Retailer).


Please Please Me LP, 43rd week in the Top 10 (UK Record Retailer).

Ringo arrives at the Orly Airport, Paris. Performance at the Cyrano Theatre, Versailles, Paris, with Trini Lopez.

1965
"Another Beatles Christmas Show" at the Hammersmith Odeon, London (two performances).

1966

Rubber Soul number 1, 2nd week (US Billboard).


Rubber Soul number 1, 4th week (UK Record Retailer).


"We Can Work It Out" number 1, 2nd and last continued week (US Billboard).
"We Can Work It Out" number 1, 3rd week (US Cashbox).


"We Can Work It Out"/"Day Tripper" number 1 (Australia Kent Music Report).
"We Can Work It Out"/"Day Tripper" number 1, 4th week (Dutch Top 40).

"Yesterday" number 5 (Dutch Top 40).

"A Hard Day's Night" covered by Peter Sellers number 15 (UK Record Retailer).

1967
Brian, Paul and George attends a Donovan concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

1969
George Harrison has a five-hour meeting with John, Paul and Ringo where he made it clear that he was fully prepared to quit the Beatles for good. Harrison wasn’t happy with plans for live performances and the "Let It Be" film project.

"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" covered by Marmalade number 1, 2nd week (UK Record Retailer).

1970
John inaugurates "Bag One", an exhibition of some of his lithographies and drawings at the London Arts Gallery.

1971

UK single release: "My Sweet Lord"/"What Is Life" (Apple R 5884).

1972
"Day After Day" by Badfinger number 9 (Dutch Tipparade).

1977
In Los Angeles, an exhibition of Linda's photographs is on display at the Jan Baum and Iris Silverman Gallery.

1981
A political party in San Paulo, Brazil, revokes plans to dedicate a square named "John Lennon Square".

1983
In Los Angeles, the Linda exhibition "Photographs" is displayed at the Molly Barnes Gallery.

1984
Acting on a tip-off, local police raid Paul and Linda's Barbados vacation villa and discover 17 grams of marijuana. They are each fined $200.

1990

US album release: Flowers In The Dirt - World Tour Pack (Capitol C2PM-93631).

1991
US album release: Rutles Highway Revisited (Shimmy Disc 41).

Sean Lennon releases an updated version of John's "Give Peace A Chance" to coincide with the United Nation's midnight deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait.

1993
An outtake clip of Paul's video "Bad Boys Bickering" is aired on the ITV network "Chart Show".

1994
Harry Nilsson, close friend of John and Ringo, dies from a heart attack. He was 52 years old.

1997
At the Museum of Modern Art in Oxford, Yoko's art exhibition "Have You Seen The Horizon Lately" is on display.

1998
In Washington, D.C., an exhibition of Beatles photographs taken by Harry Benson is on display at the Govinda Gallery.

1999
In Tampa, Florida, the exhibition of Linda's pictures entitled "Sixties" is on display at the Tampa Museum of Art.

2001

1 number 1, 9th and last week (Australia ARIA Charts).