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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 |
| 2/22/1993 | Vinod Kambli scores 224 vs England at Bombay in 411 balls and smashes 23 fours. |
| 10/2/1939 | Budhisagar Krishnappa Kunderan, cricketer (Indian keeper-batsman of 60's), was born in Mangalore. |
| 2/28/1859 | Surbhi, farmer lady of Dholi Bavli, Central India, who was arrested for helping her son Bheema Nayak in the freedom movement and was jailed in Mahamandaleshwar jail, passed away. |
| 10/28/1981 | Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta. |
| 6/3/1818 | Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends. |
| 10/25/2000 | The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader. |
| 8/16/1923 | Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born. |
| 12/31/1910 | Mallikarjun Bhimramaiya Mansoor, famous singer of ""Jaipur Gharana"", was born. |
| 9/29/1914 | German cruiser Emden shells Madras. |
| 12/8/1999 | Dr. Shankar K. Pal of the Indian Statistical Institute selected for the G.D. Birla Award for 1999. |
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