Historical Events
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial opens in Washington, D.C., featuring the names of over 58,000 US soldiers killed or missing in the Vietnam War
Sports History
WBA lightweight champion Ray Mancini beats South Korean challenger Duk Koo Kim by TKO in 14th round in Las Vegas; Kim collapses, falls into a coma and dies 4 days later; as a result, WBC shortens title bouts to 12 rounds; WBA & WBO follow in 1988, and IBF in 1989
Famous Birthdays
- Koda Kumi [Kumiko Kōda], Japanese singer (Butterfly), born in Fushimi, Kyoto
- Michael Copon, American actor (Power Rangers Time Force), born in Chesapeake, Virginia
- Samkon Gado, American football player
Famous Deaths
- Babette Deutsch, American poet (Honey out of the Rock), dies at 87
- Chesney Allen, English actor (Flanagan and Allen), dies at 88
- Dorothy [Little-]Round, England, tennis star (Never on Sunday), dies
- Hugues Lapointe, Canadian politician, lieutenant governor of Quebec (b. 1911)
Died in 1982 1982 Highlights
About November 13, 1982
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 41 years, 5 months and 7 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Scorpio
Music Charts
#1 Song: Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker And Jennifer Warnes
#1 Song: I Don't Wanna Dance - Eddy Grant
