Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/November/November 13

November 13:

Events
 * 1942 - World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Battle of Guadalcanal.

Births
 * 1924 - Motoo Kimura (d. 1994), biologist and geneticist
 * 1929 - Asashio Tarō III (d. 1988), sumo wrestler, the 46th Yokozuna
 * 1945 - Masahiro Hasemi, race car driver
 * 1948 - Saori Yuki, singer and actress
 * 1949 - Yoshimi Ishibashi, race car driver
 * 1972 - Takuya Kimura, singer and actor
 * 1976 - Hiroshi Tanahashi, wrestler
 * 1979 - Kick, comedian and writer
 * 1982 - Kumi Koda, singer-songwriter and actress
 * 1987 - Hatsune Matsushima, model and actress

Deaths
 * 1994 - Motoo Kimura (b. 1924), biologist and geneticist
 * 2007 - Kazuhisa Inao (b. 1937), baseball player and manager