Happy Birthday RIP Errol Flynn(1909–1959) Martin Landau(1928–2017) ; Olympia Dukakis–87 Brett Halsey(Charles Hand)–85 Morna Anne Murray–73 Robert “Bob” Vila–72 Christina “Tina” Sinatra–70 Lionel Richie Jr–69 John Goodman–66 Nicole Kidman–51 Peter Paige–49 Joshua Lucas Maurer–47 Thomas Wlaschiha–45 ; 1840 – Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph ; 1948 – “Toast of the Town”, later “The Ed Sullivan Show”, makes its television debut