Beatles history - 1966 July
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1
Friday
2nd concert at the Budokan Hall (Martial Arts Hall), Tokyo. Filmed.
2
Saturday
From Japan, The Beatles send a telegram to EMI with their final decision concerning next LP's title: `Revolver'.
2
Saturday
``Yesterday'... And Today', 2nd week in the Top 30 (Billboard).
2
Saturday
3rd and last concert at the Budokan Hall (Martial Arts Hall), Tokyo.
2
Saturday
Brian signs Lomax Alliance to Nemperor Artists.
3
Sunday
Trip to Manila. On arriving, from the airport they are taken to a dock and separated from their luggage for half an hour.
3
Sunday
The New York `Times Magazine' publishes an article about the Beatles by Maureen Cleave.
4
Monday
Brian decides that the Beatles should not attend a reception organized by Imelda Marcos. 4.00pm. Concert at the Araneta Collosseum, Manila. 8.30pm. Concert at the Araneta Collosseum, Manila.
5
Tuesday
The Beatles take the KLM flight number 862, from Manila to New Delhi.
6
Wednesday
Britain's Embassy at Manila protests after the incidents occurring yesterday, during the Beatles leave from Philippines.
8
Friday
UK EP release: `Nowhere Man'.
Nowhere Man (EP)
8
Friday
Arrival at the London Airport, with Brian, who says: `I am cancelling tours to the Philippines by Cilla Black and Sounds Incorporated'. 6.30am. Press conference at the London Airport.

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8
Friday
US gold certification: ``Yesterday'... And Today'.
8
Friday
The Cyrkle reach number 2 on the Billboard chart with `Red Rubber Ball'.
9
Saturday
According to Epstein, `You Make Me Feel Like Someone', with Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas is a `Top Ten certainty'.
9
Saturday
``Yesterday'... And Today', 3rd week in the Top 30 (Billboard).
11
Monday
It is reported that the company that took the Beatles to Manila was adjudicated a bankrupt.
11
Monday
Brian buys Bernard Delfont and Tom Arnold's part of Saville Theatre shares, getting complete control over its leasing.
12
Tuesday
The Beatles receive 3 1965 Ivor Novello prizes: `Yesterday' (most broadcast song), `We Can Work It Out' (most sold song) and `Help!' (2nd most sold song).
14
Thursday
`Revolver' goes to the disc cutting room. George Martin phones Geoff Emerick, telling him to replace remix 11 of `Tomorrow Never Knows', marked `best', by the original best, remix 8.
14
Thursday
US gold certification for `Paperback Writer'/`Rain'.
15
Friday
Klaus Voorman is released from his NEMS contract by Epstein so that he can join Manfred Mann as bassist.
15
Friday
NEMS, acting as agents, cancels Freddie and the Dreamers' concerts in the Philippines, due to have started on 5 August.
15
Friday
Georgie Fame's management decline an offer from Epstein for Fame to star in an autumn concert tour of the UK.
16
Saturday
``Yesterday'... And Today', 4th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).
18
Monday
Epstein announces that Cilla Black is to co-star with Frankie Howerd in the review `Way Out In Piccadilly'.
22
Friday
Brian, suffering from glandular fever, cancels a trip to the USA planned for the weekend of 23-24 July.
22
Friday
Photographer Michael Cooper opens his studio at Chelsea Manor Studios, London.
23
Saturday
Harold Wilson re-opens the Cavern Club. Brian sends a congratulatory telegram and declines an invitation to attend the proceedings.
23
Saturday
Brian was supposed to fly to USA this day to prepare the next Beatles North American tour.
23
Saturday
``Yesterday'... And Today', 5th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).
24
Sunday
Brian was supposed to fly back to England from the USA this day, a trip to prepare the next Beatles' North American tour.
30
Saturday
Brian goes to Portmeirion village, North Wales, with George Martin, to recover from his glandular fever.
30
Saturday
``Yesterday'... And Today', 6th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).
31
Sunday
US `Datebook' magazine publishes John declarations on Christianism.
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