On July 24, 1952, “High Noon,” starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, opened.

In 1964, the Rolling Stones had to run for safety after the audience at a concert in Blackpool, England, mobbed the stage.

In 1976, Elton John had his first hit in Britain, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Kiki Dee.

In 1978, the movie “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band” starring Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees was released.

In 1979, Little Richard — known as the Reverend Richard Penniman — spoke to a revival meeting in San Francisco about the dangers of rock and roll.

In 1980, Larry Graham, formerly of Sly and the Family Stone, began his first solo tour by opening for the Isley Brothers in Baton Rouge, La. At the time, Graham’s “One in a Million You” was heading up the charts.

In 1987, “La Bamba” opened. It was the movie biography of Richie Valens.

In 1990, a wrongful death trial involving Judas Priest opened in Reno, Nev. Parents had charged in a lawsuit that the band’s “Stained Class” album contained subliminal messages that drove two teenagers to attempt suicide.

In 1998, Toad the Wet Sprocket broke up. They have since reformed.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor John Aniston (“Days of Our Lives”) is 80. Comedian Ruth Buzzi is 77. Actor Mark Goddard (“Lost In Space”) is 77. Actor Chris Sarandon is 71. Comedian Gallagher is 67. Actor Robert Hays (“Airplane!”) is 66. Actor Michael Richards (“Seinfeld”) is 64. Actress Lynda Carter is 62. Director Gus Van Sant is 61. Country singer Pam Tillis is 56. Actor Kadeem Hardison is 48. Actress-singer Kristin Chenoweth is 45. Actress Laura Leighton (“Melrose Place”) is 45. Actor John P. Navin Junior is 45. Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez is 44. Basketball player-turned-actor Rick Fox is 44. Actor Eric Szmanda (“CSI”) is 38. Actress Rose Byrne is 34. Country singer Jerrod Neimann is 34. Actress Summer Glau is 32. Actress Elisabeth Moss (“The West Wing,” ”Mad Men”) is 31. Actress Anna Paquin is 31. Actress Mara Wilson is 26. Singer Jay McGuiness of The Wanted is 23. TV personality Bindi Irwin (“Bindi: The Jungle Girl”) is 15.