Sachin Tendulkar's Test retirement in 2013

Former Indian cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar retired from Test cricket on November 16, 2013, at the Wankhede stadium, Mumbai against West Indies in the second Test of a two-match series.

Tendulkar in his swansong international innings and playing in his 200th and final Test scored 74 runs off 118 balls before being dismissed by Narsingh Deonarine.

Tendulkar's career spanned over 24 years, during which he represented Mumbai domestically and India internationally. He went on to become a global sports icon and inspired generations.

UNESCO was founded in 1945

 

On 16 November 1945, UNESCO was founded.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris, France. Its declared purpose is to contribute to promoting international collaboration in education, sciences, and culture in order to increase universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and human rights along with fundamental freedom proclaimed in the United Nations Charter. It is the successor of the League of Nations' International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation.