Historical clue formulations

• Boy's name in a #1 Beatles hit — 2023-12-28
• "Hey ___" (Beatles hit) — 2021-05-24
• He was told to "take a sad song and make it better" — 2020-11-15
• Patron saint of lost causes — 2019-04-30
• Title fellow in a Beatles song — 2013-04-21
• Law with many parts — 2008-12-19
• The Beatles' "Hey ___" — 2002-12-17
• Penultimate book of the Bible — 2000-10-24
• Title fellow in a Beatles song — 1995-12-03