Happy Birthday RIP Errol Flynn(1909–1959) Martin Landau(1928–2017) ; Olympia Dukakis–88 Brett Halsey(Charles Hand)–86 Morna Anne Murray–74 Robert “Bob” Vila–73 Christina “Tina” Sinatra–71 Lionel Richie Jr–70 John Goodman–67 Nicole Kidman–52 Peter Paige–50 Joshua Lucas Maurer–48 Thomas Wlaschiha–46 ; 1840 – Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph ; 1948 – “Toast of the Town”, later “The Ed Sullivan Show”, makes its television debut