1982 Event Chaminade, with a student body of only 850 students, beats #1 ranked Virginia 77-72 in a Honolulu holiday basketball classic 1977 Event Oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons 1976 Birthday Kona Cormack, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, playmate, Feb, 1996 1976 Birthday Brian Rocheleleau, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak, alt-olympics-96 1976 Birthday Jim Farnum, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Traci Toguchi, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Miss America-Hawaii 1996 1974 Birthday Mike Allen Lambert, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday David Buck, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Steve Danielson, born in Honolulu, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Devlin Murphy, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Danalee Bragado, born in Honolulu, WPVA volleyballer, Best of Beach-9th-1995 1971 Birthday Clifton Sunada, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, extra-lightweight judoka 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Wyatt Jones, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak, alternate 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Nicole Kidman, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Dead Calm, Far and Away 1967 Birthday Lauren Graham, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, producer, appeared on 'Gilmore Girls' television series, films include, 'Bad Santa', 'Evan Almighty' 1966 Event KHET TV channel 11 in Honolulu, HI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Birthday Teri Ann Linn, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Kristen-Bold and Beautiful 1966 Birthday Tia Carrere, Althea Janairo, Honolulu, actress, Wayne's World 1965 Birthday Debbye Turner, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, beauty queen, Miss America 1990, veterinarian, talk show host, CBS News reporter 1965 Birthday Julie McCullough, Honolulu Hi, playmate, Feb 86, actress, Growing Pains 1964 Birthday Pam Kometani, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, LPGA golfer, 1992 Welch's Classic-27th 1963 Birthday Mike Huff, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1962 Event KGMB TV channel 9 in Honolulu, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1962 Birthday Kelly Preston, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Mischief, Twins, A Tigers Tale 1962 Birthday Sid Fernandez, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, pitcher, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies 1962 Birthday Traci Phillips, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, sprint kayak 1996 Olympics 1962 Event KIKU (now KHNL) TV channel 13 in Honolulu, HI (IND) 1st broadcast 1962 Birthday Joey Meyer, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, professional baseball player, played for Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball team 1961 Birthday Barack Obama, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, politician, Democratic party, 44th President of the United States, former U.S. Senator from Illinois 2005 - 2008 1960 Birthday Alexander W. Dunlap, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, astronaut 1959 Event Honolulu seeks a franchise in Continental League 1958 Birthday Lourdes Ann Kananimanu Estores, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, playmate, Jun, 1982 1955 Birthday Lenore Rittenhouse, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, LPGA golfer, 1983 United Virginia Bank 1952 Event KHON TV channel 2 in Honolulu, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1951 Birthday Dean Pitchford, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, prolific songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, novelist, Oscar, Golden Globe award-winner, wrote with composers Alan Menken, Rupert Holmes, collaborated on songs for movie, Fame, wrote screenplay for movie, 'Footloose' 1950 Birthday Erin Gray, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Silver Spoons, Buck Rogers 1948 Birthday Clyde Kusatsu, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actor, Ali-Bring 'em Back Alive 1944 Birthday Don Stroud, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actor, Coogan's Bluff, Buddy Holly Story 1936 Event Pan-Am Clipper begins regular passenger flights from San Francisco to Honolulu 1935 Birthday Kevin O'Connor, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actor, Bogie, Special Effects 1935 Event Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland California (non-stop, of course) 1926 Event Aloha Tower dedicated in Honolulu 1924 Birthday Daniel Akaka, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Representative-D-Hawaii 1977 - 1990, Senator-D-Hawaii 1990 - 1922 Event KGU-AM in Honolulu Hawaii begins radio transmissions 1919 Birthday Kam Fong, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actor, Hawaii Five-0 1916 Birthday Alex Dreier, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, newscaster, Whats it all about World? 1912 Birthday Rita Johnson, Worcester Massachusetts, actress, Honolulu, All Mine to Give 1907 Birthday Hiram Fong, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, businessman, politician, Harvard law degree, United States Senator from Hawaii, Republican Party 1879 Event Cornerstone laid for Honolulu's Iolani Palace 1874 Event U.S. troops land in Honolulu to protect the king 1850 Event Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city 1794 Event Honolulu Harbor discovered
