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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
11/23/1926Satya Sai Baba, Hindu universalist renaissance charismatic guru, educationalist and worker of miracles, was born.
9/2/1956Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India).
4/9/1954India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues.
12/17/1645Noorjahan Begum passed away.
3/13/1963Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities.
10/21/1947The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions), Lahore was bifurcated and the pension work relating to Indian nationals was transferred to Allahabad.
2/11/1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.
2/22/1913Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow.
6/21/1906Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, first president of All India Congress, passed away.
10/20/1969Punjabrao Agriculture University established.