🎨 The Beatles play on a rooftop (1969)
Where: Savile Row, London, UK
Nearby on the globe: Westminster Abbey → 🌍 Open the 3D globe
📅 On This Day: January 30
January 30, 1969: The Beatles play on a rooftop. On 30 January 1969, the Beatles climbed onto the roof of their office building on Savile Row in London and played a surprise concert. People in the street looked up to listen. The show lasted about 42 minutes and was the band's last live performance together.
✨ More events on this day
- 1826 🏛️ The Menai Suspension Bridge opened in Wales, linking the island of Anglesey to the mainland; it is called the first modern suspension bridge.
- 1925 💡 Douglas Engelbart was born; he invented the computer mouse, first showing off a wooden one with two wheels underneath.
- 2013 🚀 Naro-1 lifted off from the Naro Space Center and became the first rocket launched by South Korea to reach orbit.
🧠 Question of the day
Where did the Beatles play?
- In a subway train
- On a rooftop
- On a ship
Show the answer
Answer: On a rooftop
🎂 Landmarks that opened on January 30
Questions
What happened on January 30?
January 30, 1969: The Beatles play on a rooftop. It happened in Savile Row, London, UK.
Which landmarks opened on January 30?
Holmenkollen Ski Jump (opened 1892), Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago) (opened 2009).
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