Birth of George Harrison
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George Harrison Biography and Timeline
Follow George Harrison through 72 dated historical records for Great Britain.
George Harrison, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1943–1968Years on this page
1943
Birth of George Harrison
Birth of George Harrison in Liverpool.
1958
Beatles, The
Paul McCartney introduces George Harrison to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group
Quarrymen
Paul McCartney introduces George Harrison to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group
Quarrymen
Paul McCartney introduces George Harrison to the Quarrymen in Liverpool.
Quarrymen
Joins the Quarrymen after being introduced by Paul McCartney.
1959
Silver Beatles
The Silver Beetles fail an audition to back Billy Fury & are chosen to back Johny Gentle on a Scottish tour
Quarrymen
The Quarrymen are renamed Johnny and the Moondogs and fail an audition for "talent-show" Carroll Levis at Manchester Hippodrome
1960
Beatles, The
The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute
Silver Beatles
The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute
Beatles, The
The Beatles open at the Indra night-club
Beatles, The
The Beatles make their debut at the Indra Club
Beatles, The
Harrison is deported from Hamburg for being under age
Beatles, The
Becomes a founding member as the group develops into the Beatles.
1961
Cavern Club
The Beatles make their Cavern Club debut in Liverpool.
Cavern Club
Performs when the Beatles make their Cavern Club debut.
Beatles, The
Brian Epstein orders 144 copies of "Cry For A Shadow", written by George Harrison
Beatles, The
Brian Epstein invites The Beatles to his shop and offers to manage them
1962
Beatles, The
The Beatles fail an audition at Decca
Beatles, The
The Beatles finally sign a record contract with Parlophone Records after having been turned down by many labels
Parlaphone Records
The Beatles finally sign a record contract with Parlophone Records after having been turned down by many labels
Parlophone Records
The Beatles finally sign a record contract with Parlophone Records after having been turned down by many labels
Beatles, The
The Beatles meet George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho"
Beatles, The
"Love Me Do" is released featuring Lennon on harmonica and McCartney singing solo on the chorus line
1963
Northern Songs
George Harrison signs a 5 year publishing deal with Northern Songs Ltd
1964
Marriage
George Harrison meets Patti Boyd for the first time on the set of "A Hard Days Night"
Harrisongs Ld
George Harrison forms his own publishing company called Mornyork Ltd, later to become Harrisongs
1965
MBE
The Beatles are awarded an MBE in the Queens Birthday Honours List
A Hard Days Night
The Beatles film "A Hard Days Night"
1966
Marriage
George Harrison marries Patty Boyd at Epsom Register Office
Marriage
George Harrison organises a press conference to announce his marriage to Patty Boyd
Beatles, The
The Beatles start recording George Harrisons, "Taxman"
1967
Death of George Harrison
Death of Brian Epstein, from an accidental overdose, Harrison says , "There is no such thing as death"
Magical Mystery Tour
George Harrison & John Lennon direct a scene in the, "Magical Mystery Tour" film
Wonderwall
George Harrison begins work on the "Wonderwall" album
1968
Wonderwall
George Harrison completes the recording work on the "Wonderwall" album
Beatles, The
"The Lady Madonna" is released as a single with "The Inner Light" as the "B" side, the 1st Harrison composition to be released on a Beatles single
Wonderwall
The world premiere of Harrisons film, "Wonderwall"
Something
The Beatles release George Harrisons "Something" as a single in the USA, Harrisons only composition on a Beatles "A" side
Something
The Beatles release George Harrisons "Something" as a single in Britain, Harrisons only composition on a Beatles "A" side
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.