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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
8/19/1757The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.
6/9/1992Rajesh Khanna (Congress-I) defeats Shatrughan Sinha to wrest the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat from the BJP.
2/28/1998The third and final phase of polling is held in 131 Lok Sabha constituencies in 10 States and one Union Territory.
8/1/1996Madhu Dandavate is made Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission.
12/8/1980Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi.
11/20/1999Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, senior journalist `Cho' Ramaswamy, eminent jurist Fali S. Nariman and veteran RSS leader Nanaji Deshmukh nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
11/30/1915Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telgu poet, died.
5/7/1994Sunit Khatau, famous industrialist and textile magnet in Mumbai and owner of Khatau Group, was murdered. He was 55.
3/25/1996CBI gives a clean chit to PM Rao in the St. Kitts case.
3/23/1992G. S. Dhillon, former speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.