Happy Birthday RIP “Mark Lenard” aka Sarek(Leonard Rosenson 1924–1996) ; Lido “Lee” Iacocca–90 Linda Lavin–77 Carole Penny Marshall–72 Richard Carpenter–68 Sarah Ferguson–55 Emeril Lagasse III–55 Dominic West–45 William “Billy” Unger–19 ; 1878 – The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation (later General Electric) in Schenectady ; 1951 – The first episode of I Love Lucy, an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley, airs on the Columbia Broadcasting System.