Happy Birthday RIP Errol Flynn(1909–1959) Martin Landau(1928–2017) Olympia Dukakis(1931–2021) ; Brett Halsey(Charles Hand)–90 Morna Anne Murray–78 Robert “Bob” Vila–77 Christina “Tina” Sinatra–75 Lionel Richie Jr–74 John Goodman–71 Nicole Kidman–56 Peter Paige–54 Joshua Lucas Maurer–52 Thomas Wlaschiha–50 ; 1840 – Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph ; 1948 – “Toast of the Town”, later “The Ed Sullivan Show”, makes its television debut