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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
3/4/1924Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad' wrote the song 'Jhanda Ooncha Rahe Hamara'.
1/22/1967Atomic Energy Center was renamed after Homi Jahangir Bhabha as 'Bhabha Atomic Research Centre' at Trombay, Mumbai.
9/23/1911Rappal Sangmeshwar Krishnan, noted physics expert of India, was born.
4/25/1969Invalappil Mani Vijayan (or better known as IM Vijayan), Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Trissur, Kerala. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1993, 1997, 1999. He scored the fastest ever International goal against Bhutan at the SAF Games '99, scoring after just 12 seconds.
2/23/1962Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.
10/24/1975Bounded labour system was abolished by Ordinance
9/22/1979Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean.
1/17/1997Government rules out granting dual citizenship to NRIs.
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.
3/22/199957 prisoners in Indian and Pakistan jails are repatriated to their respective motherlands at the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost on the border in Amristar district.