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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 |
| 10/30/1963 | Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, nationalist, freedom fighter and social worker, died at Madurai. |
| 3/28/2000 | Delhi police arrest Shoaib Ilyasi, producer of the crime serial ''India's Most Wanted'' for the death of his wife Anju on January 10. |
| 9/20/1998 | A. B. Bardhan is re-elected CPI general secretary. |
| 1/31/1969 | Saint Meherbaba passed away. |
| 3/21/1921 | Indian National Congress decided it's Flag. |
| 5/7/1994 | Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India. |
| 2/7/1985 | Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away. |
| 3/11/1903 | Shrinagesh M. M, former General, was born. |
| 7/16/1992 | Amar Varma, Hindi author, producer and director, died. |
| 8/4/1936 | Indian Government Act was approved by the king. |
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