Today in Honolulu History
Historical Events
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1794-11-21 - Honolulu Harbor discovered
1850-08-30 - Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city
1874-01-13 - US troops land in Honolulu to protect the king
1879-12-31 - Cornerstone laid for Honolulu's Iolani Palace
1893-01-13 - U.S. Marines land in Honolulu from the U.S.S. Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.
1907-04-30 - Honolulu, Hawaii becomes an independent city.
1922-03-14 - KGU-AM in Honolulu HI begins radio transmissions
1926-09-11 - Aloha Tower dedicated in Honolulu
1929-02-10 - Msgr. Stephen Alencastre, SS.CC., dedicates the beautiful Romanesque church of Saint Patrick in Honolulu.
1935-01-11 - Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland Ca (non-stop, of course)
1936-04-18 - Pan-Am Clipper begins regular passenger flights from SF to Honolulu
1941-01-25 - Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu.
1946-07-26 - Aloha Airlines began service from Honolulu International Airport
1952-12-15 - KHON TV channel 2 in Honolulu, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1959-08-19 - Honolulu seeks a franchise in Continental League
1962-07-04 - KIKU (now KHNL) TV channel 13 in Honolulu, HI (IND) 1st broadcast
1962-12-01 - KGMB TV channel 9 in Honolulu, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1966-04-15 - KHET TV channel 11 in Honolulu, HI (PBS) begins broadcasting
1977-02-25 - Oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons
1982-12-24 - Chaminade, with a student body of only 850 students, beats #1 ranked Virginia 77-72 in a Honolulu holiday basketball classic
Famous Birthdays
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1912-08-13 - Rita Johnson, Worcester Mass, actress (Honolulu, All Mine to Give)
1919-05-27 - Kam Fong, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Hawaii Five-0)
1935-05-07 - Kevin O'Connor, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Bogie, Special Effects)
1944-09-01 - Don Stroud, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Coogan's Bluff, Buddy Holly Story)
1948-09-13 - Clyde Kusatsu, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Ali-Bring 'em Back Alive)
1949-08-06 - Clarence Richard Silva, Catholic Bishop of Honolulu
1950-01-07 - Erin Gray, Honolulu Hawaii, actress (Silver Spoons, Buck Rogers)
1955-12-12 - Lenore Rittenhouse, Honolulu HI, LPGA golfer (1983 United Va Bank)
1958-01-11 - Lourdes Ann Kananimanu Estores, Honolulu Hawaii, playmate (Jun, 1982)
1960-07-15 - Alexander W Dunlap, Honolulu Hawaii, astronaut
1962-08-01 - Traci Phillips, Honolulu Hawaii, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
1962-10-12 - Sid Fernandez, Honolulu Hawaii, pitcher (NY Mets, Phila Phillies)
1962-10-13 - Kelly Preston, Honolulu HI, actress (Mischief, Twins, A Tigers Tale)
1963-08-11 - Mike Huff, Honolulu HI, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
1964-10-06 - Pam Kometani, Honolulu HI, LPGA golfer (1992 Welch's Classic-27th)
1965-01-30 - Julie McCullough, Honolulu Hi, playmate (Feb 86)/actr (Growing Pains)
1966-01-02 - Tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World)
1966-04-07 - Teri Ann Linn, Honolulu Hawaii, actress (Kristen-Bold & Beautiful)
1967-06-20 - Nicole Kidman, Honolulu Hawaii, actress (Dead Calm, Far & Away)
1970-04-01 - Wyatt Jones, Honolulu Hawaii, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
1971-05-18 - Clifton Sunada, Honolulu HI, extra-lightweight judoka (Olympics-96)
1971-07-09 - Danalee Bragado, Honolulu, WPVA volleyballer (Best of Beach-9th-1995)
1972-01-08 - Devlin Murphy, Honolulu Hawaii, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
1972-03-15 - Steve Danielson, Honolulu, field hockey defender (Olympics-96)
1974-02-02 - David Buck, Honolulu Hawaii, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
1974-04-14 - Mike Allen Lambert, Honolulu HI, volleyball opposite hitter (Oly-96)
1974-11-09 - Traci Toguchi, Honolulu Hawaii, Miss America-Hawaii (1996)
1976-04-08 - Jim Farnum, Honolulu Hawaii, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
1976-06-30 - Brian Rocheleleau, Honolulu Hawaii, kayak (alt-olympics-96)
1976-10-01 - Kona Cormack, Honolulu HI, playmate (Feb, 1996)
Famous Deaths
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1991-11-23 - Ken Uehara, actor (Honolulu-Tokyo), dies of heart failure at 82
