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Historical Event on 10/9/2000

The Reserve Bank of India issued bank notes in the denomination of Rs.1000 in the Mahatma Gandhi series bearing the leader's portrait in the watermark and signature of Dr. Bimal Jalan, Governor of the RBI. The length of the note is 177 mm and the width is 73 mm. The notes are printed in a combination of offset and intaglio processes. This is the first note with intaglio printing on it.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/2/1986Kashinath Ghanekar, famous stage artist, passed away.
3/3/1891Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Dept) created.
2/21/1894Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, famous scientist, was born at Bhera, Punjab.
6/11/1991Over 106.6 million voters go to the second phase of national polls.
4/28/1992Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.
11/19/1993Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development awarded to Czech President Vaclav Havel.
2/6/1985Vikram Kumar, Soccer(Football) player, was born.
5/5/1972Loknathan P. S., great economist, passed away.
12/29/1959Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.
3/20/1993Memon brothers, the prime suspects in the Bombay bomb blasts, escape from Dubai.