Happy Birthday RIP Errol Flynn(1909–1959) Martin Landau(1928–2017) Olympia Dukakis(1931–2021) ; Brett Halsey(Charles Hand)–91 Morna Anne Murray–79 Robert “Bob” Vila–78 Christina “Tina” Sinatra–76 Lionel Richie Jr–75 John Goodman–72 Nicole Kidman–57 Peter Paige–55 Joshua Lucas Maurer–53 Thomas Wlaschiha–51 ; 1840 – Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph ; 1948 – “Toast of the Town”, later “The Ed Sullivan Show”, makes its television debut