Happy Birthday RIP Errol Flynn(1909–1959) Martin Landau(1928–2017) Olympia Dukakis(1931–2021) ; Brett Halsey(Charles Hand)–89 Morna Anne Murray–77 Robert “Bob” Vila–76 Christina “Tina” Sinatra–74 Lionel Richie Jr–73 John Goodman–70 Nicole Kidman–55 Peter Paige–53 Joshua Lucas Maurer–51 Thomas Wlaschiha–49 ; 1840 – Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph ; 1948 – “Toast of the Town”, later “The Ed Sullivan Show”, makes its television debut