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Historical Event on 3/24/2000

Rupali Repale of India becomes the first woman and the youngest to swim the Robben Island channel-both ways.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/21/1956Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.
5/1/1915Rameshwar Shukla 'Anchal', modern Hindi poet, novelist and essay writer, was born.
9/19/1997India wins the Sahara Cup by winning the third match too.
7/29/1927Madhavsingh Solanki, one of the leaders in Gujarat, was born.
12/22/1853Saradamoni Devi was born in Jairambati of Hooghly district.
2/1/1972International Airports Authority of India established.
3/21/1996PSLV-D3 launched successfully.
4/20/1993Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade.
10/29/1952Amalgamation of the Steel Corporation of Bengal with Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd. to be effective from 1st January 1953 under the latter's name.
3/11/1992Dr. Anita B. Bose-Pfaff, daughter of Netaji, declines to accept the 'Bharat Ratna' conferred on her father.