It happened on a… January 30

The Hudson’s Bay Company announces it is selling its fur business due to declining sales; the HBC was originally founded as a fur trading company in 1670.

The Beatles’ last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.

State funeral of Winston Churchill at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.

Elvis Presley records his version of “Blue Suede Shoes”.

“Around the World in 80 Days” by Jules Verne is published in France by Pierre-Jules Hetzel.