Happy Birthday RIP Errol Flynn(1909–1959) Martin Landau(1928–2017) Olympia Dukakis(1931–2021) ; Brett Halsey(Charles Hand)–88 Morna Anne Murray–76 Robert “Bob” Vila–75 Christina “Tina” Sinatra–73 Lionel Richie Jr–72 John Goodman–69 Nicole Kidman–54 Peter Paige–52 Joshua Lucas Maurer–50 Thomas Wlaschiha–48 ; 1840 – Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph ; 1948 – “Toast of the Town”, later “The Ed Sullivan Show”, makes its television debut