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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
4/1/1969India's first Atomic Energy Reactor started at Tarapore.
7/3/1863Little Crow, [Ta-oya-te-duta], santee Sioux Indian chief, passed away.
4/1/1989UN Peace-keeping Force arrives in Windhoek to prefare for independence of Namibia.
2/7/1995Cong-I Disciplinary Action Committee expels Arjun Singh from the primary membership for 6 years for anti-party activities.
9/27/1760Mir Zafar was deposed and his son-in-law Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal. He ruled till July 7, 1763.
4/24/1973Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, cricketer (prodigy at 16, Indian capt at 23), was born in Bombay.
3/23/1986The first women's company of Central Reserve Police Force camp was raised in Durgapur.
3/29/1970Union Government revises the percentage of reservation in service for SC\STs from 12.5\% to 15\%. Orders to be effective from 25 March.
8/26/1852Bombay Association was established.
2/7/1864P. S. S. Iyyer, famous lawyer and educationalist, was born.