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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
3/26/1918Vanavihari B.N. Sundara Rao, great author and journalist, was born at Varthur, Bangalore.
9/29/2000India loses to Britain in the play off for the fifth and sixth places in the hockey match at the Sydney Olympics.
6/28/1996India opens its office (based in Gaza city) in the area under the Palestinian Authority.
7/31/1993Zafar Saifullah was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1994.
9/20/1940Saroj Lalwani, journalist and printing press director, was born.
1/1/1969B. Sivaraman was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-11-1970.
8/6/1993Medha Patkar suspends anti-Narmada stir and drops her ''jal samarpan'' threat.
1/28/1894Anandibai Prabhakar Jayawant, famous Hindi writer, was born at Baroda.
10/2/2000Mukesh Kumar, India hockey player, retires from international hockey.
5/29/1991P.V. Narasimha Rao elected President of Congress (I).