▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Events ▁ 7 ▁January ▁– ▁The ▁Daily ▁Mail ▁newspaper ▁reports ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁p oth oles ▁in ▁Black burn , ▁Lanc ash ire ; ▁this ▁article , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁follow - up ▁article ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Gu in ness ▁he ir ▁T ara ▁Brown ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident , ▁insp ires ▁lyr ics ▁for ▁The ▁Beat les ▁song ▁" A ▁Day ▁in ▁the ▁Life ". ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁– ▁The ▁Rol ling ▁St ones ▁appear ▁on ▁The ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan ▁Show ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁At ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan ' s ▁ ▁request , ▁the ▁band ▁change ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁of ▁" Let ' s ▁Sp end ▁the ▁Night ▁T ogether " ▁to ▁" Let ' s ▁spend ▁some ▁time ▁together ". ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁– ▁The ▁Beat les ▁shoot ▁a ▁prom ot ional ▁film ▁for ▁their ▁forth coming ▁single ▁" St raw berry ▁Field s ▁Fore ver " ▁at ▁Kno le ▁Park ▁in ▁Seven o aks . ▁ 3 ▁February ▁– ▁UK ▁record ▁producer ▁Joe ▁Me ek ▁mur ders ▁his ▁land l ady ▁and ▁then ▁commits ▁suic ide ▁by ▁shooting ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁head ▁at ▁H ollow ay , ▁North ▁London . ▁ 7 ▁February ▁– ▁M icky ▁Dol enz ▁of ▁the ▁Mon ke es ▁meets ▁Paul ▁McC art ney ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁St ▁John ' s ▁Wood , ▁London , ▁and ▁they ▁pose ▁together ▁for ▁the ▁press . ▁His ▁impress ions ▁of ▁the ▁visit ▁feature ▁in