What day of the week was November 17, 1982?

The day of the week November 17th, 1982 fell on was a Wednesday.

There were 38 days until Christmas.

Duk Koo Kim the South Korean boxer (b. 1959) died on this day in 1982. As did Eduard Tubin the Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1905) .

Duk Koo Kim dies from injuries sustained during a 14-round match against Ray Mancini in Las Vegas the prompting reforms in the sport of boxing.