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Historical Event on 2/23/1980
Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/22/1812 | Dalhousie, governor general of India, was born. |
| 5/24/2000 | The Supreme Court rejects the proposal for setting up benches outside Delhi. |
| 4/8/1919 | Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns. |
| 12/14/1999 | India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test. |
| 1/10/1616 | Sir Thomas Row, first English Ambassador, submitted his identification to Emperor Jahangir at Ajmer. |
| 5/29/1982 | Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Kerala, was approved by Union Cabinet. |
| 8/7/1887 | Kasturi Shriniwas Iyengar, politician and journalist, was born. |
| 7/2/1928 | Nandkishor Bal, great Odia poet, passed away. |
| 8/2/1781 | Sakharambapu Bokeel, great politician in Maratha kingdom, died. |
| 12/29/1977 | World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay. |
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