Happy Birthday RIP Errol Flynn(1909–1959) ; Martin Landau–87 Olympia Dukakis–84 Morna Anne Murray–70 Robert “Bob” Vila–69 Christina “Tina” Sinatra–67 Lionel Richie Jr–66 John Goodman–63 Nicole Kidman–48 Peter Paige–46 Joshua Lucas Maurer–44 Thomas Wlaschiha–42 ; 1840 – Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph ; 1948 – “Toast of the Town”, later “The Ed Sullivan Show”, makes its television debut.