ON THIS DAY IN TIKI HISTORY 1974 (2019) HOTEL BORA BORA—TAHITI, PETE WEMBERLY ARCHITECT January 1974 For additional info go to Tiki Central/General Tiki/ On This Day in Tiki History
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1 2 3 4 5 Nat. Hangover Day Samoan Independence Day—1962 Drink straw patented - New Years Day 1888
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Marvin Chin born— 1924 Bob Denver “Gilligan” born 1935
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Capt James Cook Kon Tiki movie Pete Wembery born— Hot Buttered arrives in Hawaii— released—1950 1924 Rum Day 1778
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Duke Kahanamoku dies—1968 Martin Luther Leon Lontoc King Day dies - 1974
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Kon Tiki Tucson opens—1962 MOON ISLANDER—TITUSVILLE FL February 1974 For additional info go to Tiki Central/General Tiki/ On This Day in Tiki History
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Arthur Lyman born— Eldon Davis born— 1933 1917
3 4 5 6 7 Stephen Crane 8 9 born—1916 Edgar Leeteg dies– Moon Lueg born— Waitangi Day 1953 Ports O'Call Long 1908 (New Zealand) Pisco Sour day Beach opens—1961
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Tina Louise, Death of Capt James Gilligan’s “Ginger” Charles McKirahan Cook Hawaii—1779 born 1934 dies—1964 Valentine’s Day
17 18 19 20 21Hangover helper 22 23 Mt Gay founded 1703 Alka Seltzer The Tahitian Studio introduced—1931 Ernest Gantt (Don the City opens—1959 Waikiki Minneapolis Beachcomber) born— President’s Day Kahiki opens—1961 opens—1953 1907
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Jim Backus “Thurston Howell III” born 1913 National Kahlua Day
March 1974 For additional info go to Tiki Central/General Tiki/ On This Day in Tiki History
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Don the Beachcomber Palm Springs opens— 1953
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 National Absinthe Day Trade Winds Oxnard Missionary Day Molokai Bar at Mai Alan Hale, Gilligan’s opens—1964 (French Polynesia) Kai opens—1958 “Skipper” born 1921
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Lex Baxter born— 1922 Daylight Savings Wesley Herron born Sandy Warner born— Starts - 1919 1935
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Havana Club intro- Pirates of the Carib- duced—1934 bean opens—1967 South Pacific movie Charles McKirahan St Patrick’s Day released—1958 born—1919
24 25) 26 27 28 29 30 Nat. Cocktail The Traders Chicago Elmer Bachtold Day opens –1957 born—1903 Prince Kalanianaole Mr Magoo goes to George Nakashima Day (Hawaii Hawaii—1961 born—1928 31 POLYNESIAN GIRL WITH COCONUT—EDGAR LEETEG April 1974 For additional info go to Tiki Central/General Tiki/ On This Day in Tiki History
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Last episode of Capt Jacob "Hawaiian Eye" Roggeveen arrives in He Ke Lau opens airs—1963 Easter Island—1722 Chickopee, MA—1965
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Edgar Leeteg born— 1904 Martin Denny born— Trader Vic's NY 1911 Savoy opens—1958
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Final “Gilligan’s Is- Frank Walls born- land episode—1967 1919 Lewis VanDecar eden ahbez born— Nat. Pineapple Up- born—1913 1908 Good Friday side Down Cake Day
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Seattle Worlds Fair opens—1962 Bobby Butago born— Easter 1906 Magellan dies—1521
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Kon Tiki sails from Peru 1947 Hilo Hut Palm Tiki Ti opens—1961 Springs opens—1959 LEI DAY May 1974 For additional info go to Tiki Central/General Tiki/ On This Day in Tiki History
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1 2 3 4 Lei Day Hawaii Jack Thornton born– Don the Beachcomber 1929 Chicago opens—1940 Scurvy Awareness Francis Cabang born National Luau Month Day – 1911
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Facundo Bacardi dies—1886 Pago Pago Tucson First Official Paul Gauguin dies— Leland Henry born— opens—1949 Aloha Friday—1966 1903 1930
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Skipper Kent's Zombie Village opens—1942 Mother’s Day World Cocktail Day
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Lanai San Mateo Hawaiian Luau New opens—1959 Orleans opens - 1963
26 27 28 29 30 31 Don the Beachcomber Hollywood opens— 1937 Lamprey Appreciation Memorial Day OCEANICWILLIAM ARTS WESTENHAVER—WHITTIER CALIF June 1974 For additional info go to Tiki Central/General Tiki/ On This Day in Tiki History
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Tonga Emancipation William Westenhaver Paul Gauguin Name Your 1862 born—1925 born—1848 Poison Day
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Bill Sapp born Dan Blanding The Grass Shack dies—1957 Kamehameha Day burns down—1959 National Gin Day (Hawaii) Nat. Bourbon Day
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Ren Clark's Herb Kane born— Clifton’s Pacific Seas Milan Guanko Polynesian Village 1928 Father’s Day closes—1960 born—1906 opens—1960 Summer Solstice
23August Holland 24 25 26 27 28 29 born—1928 Tur Maikai Kalama- Samoa rest. Cocoa zoo opens—1969 The Hawaiian Beach opens—1960 Royal Tahitian Oceanic Arts opens— National Pineapple restaurant Long Enchanted Tiki Room Ontario opens—1961 1956 Day Beach closes —1969 opens—1963
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Ralph Tyree born— 1921 Nat. Mai Tai Day KONA KAI PHILADELPHIA BLACK TOT DAY July 1974 For additional info go to Tiki Central/General Tiki/ On This Day in Tiki History
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1 2 3 4 5 6 “Hawaii Calls" first broadcast—1935 Islands Phoenix Mainlander rest. St. opens—1958 Spam production Louis opens—1962 Independence Day begins—1937
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Kona Kai Pub Tiki Philadelphia Philadelphia opens— opens—1961 Tahitian Village 1961 Ben Wilson born— National Pina Downey opens—1961 Elmer Bachtold dies— 1929 Colada Day National Mojito Day 1970
14 15 Hop Louie's Lati- 16 17 18 19 20 tude 20 Torrance opens—1966 National Grand “South Seas Adven- Orange Chicken Day National Daiquiri Marnier Day ture” Premiers 1958 (yesterday) Day
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Tiki Jo restaurant Santa Monica opens— Beverly Hills Luau National Mango Day 1959 opens—1953
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The Hawaiian restaurant Long Ports O'Call Dallas Beach opens—1955 opens—1960 Black Tot Day—1970 MARIANO LICUDINE, THE HOUDINI OF LIQUIDS August 1974 For additional info go to Tiki Central/General Tiki/ On This Day in Tiki History
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Kon Tiki arrives Cook Islands become Kon Tiki Ports Tuamotu Islands— The Reef Long Beach self governing—1965 Chicago opens—1962 1947 opens—1958
11 12 Mariano Licudine 13 14 15 16 17 born—1907 Benny Chang’s Poly- Bill McCoy born— Wallace Turnbow nesian Salt Lake City 1877 Traders Beverly Hills born—1921 Don Ho opens—1963 National Thrift Hilton opens—1955 Mauna Loa Detroit born—1930 VJ Day—1945 National Rum Day Store Day opens—1967
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Kowloon Saugus opens—1950 International Debra Paget Hawaii Statehood Trader Vic’s NY Pla- Kon Tiki Cincinnati Duke Kahanamoku Mermaid Day born— 1933 1959 za opens—1965 born—1890 opens—1965 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
The Polynesian Sven Kristen Trader Vic’s Torrance opens 1957 born - 1955 Chop Suey Day Mai Tai Day TONGA ROOM - SAN FRANCISCO September 1974 For additional info go to Tiki Central/General Tiki/ On This Day in Tiki History
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World Coconut Day National Macadamia Labor Day Nut Day
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Yma Sumac born 1922
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 First “Hawaii Papua New Guinea 5-0”—1968 Independence Day— Tonga Room San International Talk National Rum 1975 Francisco opens 1945 Like a Pirate Day Punch Day
22 23 24 25 26 Harry Yee born— 27 28 1918 Brady Bunch cursed Kon Tiki Portland Tiki episode first opens—1959 Trader Vic’s St Paul airs—1972 1st “Gilligan”—1964 opens—1966
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Brady Bunch “Pass the Tabu” 1972
October 1974 For additional info go to Tiki Central/General Tiki/ On This Day in Tiki History
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Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort Mauna Loa opens—1971 Hollywood 1962
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Thor Heyerdahl Louis Armet Dr Johann Siegert born—1914 born— 1914 dies—1870 Brady Bunch “Tiki First episode of Lotu-a-Tamaiti Day National Vodka Day Explorer East Polynesian Cultural Caves” - 1972 “Hawaiian Eye” 1959 (Samoa) Fiji Day Syracuse opens 1965 Center opens—1963
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Dawn Wells, Facundo Bacardi Gilligan’s “Mary George Cates born— born 1814 National Liqueur Day Ann” born 1938 1911
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Hawaiian Room Emerson Hotel opens—1962
27 28 29 30 31 Maori Independence Day—1835 Eli Hedley Wayne Coombs born—1903 born 1949 Halloween THE TAHITIAN — PASADENA November 1974 For additional info go to Tiki Central/General Tiki/ On This Day in Tiki History
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Natalie Schafer, Gilli- “Mutiny on the Daylight Savings gan’s “Mrs Howell” Kon Tiki Palm Don Blanding Bounty” released Ends born 1900 Springs opens—1956 born—1894 1935 Ray Buhen born 1909
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Russell Johns, Gilligan’s Webley Edwards “Professor” born born—1902 William Krisel 1924 Veteran’s Day born—1924
17 Robert Drasnin 18 19 20 21 22 23 born— 1927 Hinky Dinks—1934 Aloha Jhoe’s Palm Mr Magoo ship- Frank Bowers Tahitian Pasadena Springs opens—1961 wrecked—1960 born—1905 opens—1961
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The Tropics Beverly Hills opens—1935 Thanksgiving VICTOR BERGERON— “TRADER VIC” December 1974 For additional info go to Tiki Central/General Tiki/ On This Day in Tiki History
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1 2 3 4 5 Repeal Day—1933 6 7 Marina Lanai Apts Don the Beachcomber Seal Beach Café Hollywood Charles Ward dies— opens - 1962 opens 1933 1913 Don the Beachcomber Kalua Room Seattle King Tupou I Day Gilligan’s “Waiting Kon Tiki Palm Attack on Pearl Las Vegas opens1962 opens—1953 (Tonga) for Watubi” - 1964 Springs opens—1956 Harbor—1941
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Victor Bergeron born 1902 Trader Vic Detroit Frank Bowers opens—1969 dies - 1964
15 16 17 18 Andres Bumatay 19 20 21 born—1931 Trader Vic’s Waikiki opens—1940 National Roast Pig Day Winter Solstice
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 South Pacific Hollendale opens— Monte Proser’s 1959 Molasses Act of 1733 Beachcomber NY Christmas Eve Christmas opens—1939 Mai Kai opens—1956
29 30 31 Skipper Kent’s Beatles break up at Jack Lord born—1920 Polynesian Village Disney’s Polynesian Bill McCoy dies– opens—1954 Village 1974 1948 New Year’s Eve CAPTAIN JAMES COOK ARRIVES IN HAWAII January 1975 For additional info go to Tiki Central/General Tiki/ On This Day in Tiki History
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1 2 3 4 Nat. Hangover Day Samoan Independence Day—1962 Drink straw patented New Years Day - 1888
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Marvin Chin born— 1924 Bob Denver “Gilligan” born 1935
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Capt James Cook Kon Tiki movie Pete Wembery born— Hot Buttered arrives in Hawaii— released—1950 1924 Rum Day 1778
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Duke Kahanamoku dies—1968 Martin Luther Leon Lontoc dies— King Day 1974
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Kon Tiki Tucson opens—1962