Happy Birthday RIP Errol Flynn(1909–1959) Martin Landau(1928–2017) Olympia Dukakis(1931–2021) ; Brett Halsey(Charles Hand)–92 Morna Anne Murray–80 Robert “Bob” Vila–79 Christina “Tina” Sinatra–77 Lionel Richie Jr–76 John Goodman–73 Nicole Kidman–58 Peter Paige–56 Joshua Lucas Maurer–54 Thomas Wlaschiha–52 ; 1840 – Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph ; 1948 – “Toast of the Town”, later “The Ed Sullivan Show”, makes its television debut