Today in Beatle History Sun, May 19th, 2013

Fri, May 19th, 1961	The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.
Sat, May 19th, 1962	The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.
Sun, May 19th, 1963	The Beatles, on tour with Roy Orbison, perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Hanley.
Thu, May 19th, 1966	On May 19-20 The Beatles film/videotape 4 song promo films for "Paperback Writer" and 3 song promo films for "Rain". Two of the "Paperback Writer" promos are in color, the other two in black and white. Two "Rain" promos are in color and one in black and white. The color promos are for the US market, where color television broadcasting is being done, but the UK is still restricted to black and white only, and so the black and white films are for UK broadcast. Filming on the 19th is done in the studio (Studio One, EMI Studios, London); on the 20th they do location filming in the gardens of Chiswick House, Chiswick, London. The director for all of the promo films is Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The two color studio promos videotaped on May 19 are broadcast in the US on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on June 5, 1966. The three black and white studio promos are broadcast on "Ready, Steady, Go!" (June 3) and "Goodbye Lucky Stars", the final broadcast of "Thank Your Lucky Stars" (June 25).
Thu, May 19th, 1966	After spending the day filming promo video clips for "Paperback Writer" and "Rain", The Beatles (Paul for sure, the others may or may not have attended) oversee the recording of the French horn solo for Paul's song "For No One" (played by Alan Civil), in Studio Three at EMI Studios, London.
Mon, May 19th, 1969	The Beatles receive the Ivor Novello award for Britain's top-selling single of 1968, "Hey Jude".
Sat, May 19th, 1973	The Beatles compilation LP "The Beatles 1967-1970" reaches #1 in the UK charts.