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Nov 16 in history: From commencement of UNESCO to retirement of Sachin Tendulkar

1938
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1938

Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann synthesizes LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide)

1945
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1945

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is founded

1965
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1965

Soviet Union launches 'Venera 3' space probe toward Venus

1988
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1988

Benazir Bhutto becomes first woman to be elected as Pakistan's prime minister 

2013
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2013

Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar retires after playing cricket for 24 years