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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 |
| 4/8/1950 | Nehru and Ali Khan sign the Indo-Pakistani Pact. |
| 6/29/1893 | Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, physics, mathematics expert and founder of Indian Statistical Institute, was born at Calcutta. |
| 10/5/1997 | Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event. |
| 6/17/1976 | Montreal Olympics opens. |
| 5/12/1915 | Rash Behari Bose, revolutionary leader, left India by boarding a Japanese steamer ''Sanuki Maru'' under assumed name of P. N. Tagore to dodge the British forces. |
| 5/12/1915 | Saint Chokhoba passed away. |
| 7/18/1992 | Kanandevi, famous Bengali actress, passed away. |
| 7/3/1898 | Gopinath Bhagwan was born at Banamohalla, Srinagar. He is one of the most eminent saints who have graced the sacred land of India. An Ashram at Kharyar, Srinagar is set up by his disciples and devotees to preach his meditation. |
| 3/16/1924 | Bhupendranath Basu, great freedom fighter, President of Congress and fluent orator, passed away. |
| 9/19/1933 | Sunit Francis Rodrigues, former Chief Army General, was born. |
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