1965, July

The Beatles taking a small break between London & Blackpool.

Saville Theatre, Shaftesbury Ave. London

Set to perform live on British television on August 1, their first such appearance in more than a year, the Beatles spent part of this day in private rehearsal on stage at the Saville Theatre, a central London venue leased by brian Epstein's NEMS Enterprises...

Help!, the group's second movie, a James Bond spoof, premieres in London.

On July 28, 1965, the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership had been previously documented on BBC television's Songwriters program.

The Beatles are taking a break!

In Wales, a clip from "Help!" is shown on TV.

In the UK charts, the Bealtes song "Help!" hits #1. 

In Weybridge, Surrey, Ringo buys "Sunny Heights", at St George's Hill Estate.

The UK releases the single "Help!/I'm Down" 50 years ago today.

Day of rest for the Beatles

Day of rest for the Beatles. 

Day of rest for the Beatles

The Beatles song "Help!/I'm Down" was released in the United States. This is a different version than the album version because it is mono and has a different Lennon vocal. 

Day of rest for the Beatles. 

Beatles album "VI" is on the Billboard list of number one albums for 1965. This is the second week in a row. 

Day of rest for the Beatles today. 

Day of rest for the Beatles

The term "plastic soul" can be heard by Paul using the phrase on the compuliation album The Beatles Anthology 2, after the the first take of "I'm Down" which they recorded on July 14, 1965, and was probably inspired by Little Richards. "Plastic soul, man, plastic soul," he says. The Beatles had been...

Savoy Hotel, The Strand, London

Paul went this lunchtime to the Savoy Hotel in centtral London to collect from Sir Billy Butlin, five Ivor Novello Awards on behalf of the Beatles. He arrived late, however, having forgotten about the event, while John - also supposed to attend - failed to show at al...

Savoy Hotel, The Strand, London

Paul went this lunchtime to the Savoy Hotel in centtral London to collect from Sir Billy Butlin, five Ivor Novello Awards on behalf of the Beatles. He arrived late, however, having forgotten about the event, while John - also supposed to attend - failed to show at al...

Day of rest for the Beatles. 

Buckingham Palace announces that the Beatles are to be awarded the MBE (Members of the British Empire) award by Queen Elizabeth II, an award traditionally only presented to upper-crust members of the community. 

The Beatles' "VI" album (there 7th Capital Records release) goes #1 and stays at #1 for 6 weeks! 

Source: historyorb.com

No news to report for today in Beatles history. 

No news to report for the Beatles today. 

Day of rest for the Beatles. 

The Beatles rest today after the tour. 

With the tour ending, no news to report for the Beatles. 

With the European tour ending, these words were spoken in Anthology by Paul McCartney recalling the tour,

"I remember playing a big bullring in Barcelona, the Plaza de Toros, where the Lord Mayor had great seats and all the rich people had seats but the kids, our real audience, were outside. We use...

Plaza de Toros Monumental, Avenue de led Corts - Catalanes, Barcelona, Spain

Another bullring concert, at 10:45 pm, and the last date on the European tour. The Beatles' two-hour Iberia flight from Barcelona to London Airport on July 4th touched down at 12:00 noon. 

Source: The Complete Beatles Chr...