Happy Birthday RIP “Mark Lenard”(Leonard Rosenson 1924–1996) ; Linda Lavin–81 Carole Penny Marshall–75 Richard Carpenter–72 Sarah Ferguson–59 Emeril Lagasse III–59 Dominic West–49 William “Brent” Unger–23 ; 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