On July 30th, 1954, Elvis Presley made his professional debut in Memphis. It was his first concert to be advertised.

In 1970, The Beatles closed their Apple Boutique.

Also in 1970, the Rolling Stones fired Allen Klein as their manager.

In 1986, RCA Records dropped John Denver from his contract.

In 1992, Motown’s biggest stars gathered for a memorial service for Mary Wells, who died of cancer at the age of 49. Smokey Robinson sang a medley of Wells’ hits. Motown founder Berry Gordy called her the “first lady of song.”

In 1996, actress Claudette Colbert died in Barbados at the age of 92. She won an Oscar for her performance in “It Happened One Night.”

Also in 1996, actor Tom Cruise filed a lawsuit against a German magazine for falsely quoting him as saying he had “zero sperm count.” Cruise later accepted a retraction.

In 1998, “Howdy Doody” creator Buffalo Bob Smith died of cancer in Flat Rock, North Carolina. He was 80.

In 2007, Britney Spears’ divorce from Kevin Federline was finalized.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Richard Johnson is 86. Actor Edd (correct) “Kookie” Byrnes is 80. Blues guitarist Buddy Guy is 77. Movie director Peter Bogdanovich is 74. Singer Paul Anka is 72. Jazz saxophonist David Sanborn is 68. Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is 66. Actor Jean Reno (“The Da Vinci Code,” ”Godzilla”) is 65. Blues singer Otis Taylor is 65. Actor Ken Olin is 59. Actress Delta Burke is 57. Singer-songwriter Kate Bush is 55. Country singer Neal McCoy is 55. Actor Laurence Fishburne is 52. Actress Lisa Kudrow (“Friends”) is 50. Country guitarist Dwayne O’Brien of Little Texas is 49. Actress Vivica A. Fox is 49. Actor Terry Crews (“Everybody Hates Chris”) is 45. Director Christopher Nolan (“Memento,” ”Insomnia”) is 43. Actor Tom Green is 42. Drummer Brad Hargreaves of Third Eye Blind is 42. Actress Christine Taylor (“The Brady Bunch Movie”) is 42. Comedian Dean Edwards (“Saturday Night Live”) is 40. Actress Hilary Swank is 39. Actress Jaime Pressly (“My Name Is Earl,” ”Not Another Teen Movie”) is 36. Singer-guitarist Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers is 33. Actress April Bowlby is 33. Actress Yvonne Strahovski (“Chuck”) is 31.