DIED
Russell Johnson, 89, actor best known for playing villains in westerns until he was cast as the Professor on the successful sitcom Gilligan’s Island, which ran from 1964 to 1967.
QUALIFIED
Hurdler Lolo Jones and sprinter Lauryn Williams, for the 2014 U.S. Olympic bobsled team; they are among the few U.S. athletes ever to compete in both the Summer and Winter Games.
DIED
Hiroo Onoda, 91, Japanese army officer who stayed at his jungle post in the Philippines for 29 years after World War II, not believing the war was over, then returned home to a hero’s welcome.
DIED
Suchitra Sen, 82, one of India’s best-known actresses, who starred in more than 50 films and remained famous long after retiring in 1978.
APPOINTED
By a makeshift parliament, Catherine Samba-Panza, as interim President of the Central African Republic, with the goal of leading her civil-war-ravaged nation to elections.
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