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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.

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2/25/1993Kranti Renadev, a naxalite under trial in Andhra, freed.
5/22/1936Lord Brabourne laid the foundation stone of Brabourne Stadium in Bombay.
5/26/1998S. Chandrasekar, scientist, was selected for the Niels Bohr-UNESCO gold medal.
12/16/2000Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International.
8/15/1982Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.
7/22/1944Man Mohan Modi Seth , great industrialist, was born at Modinagar, U.P.
11/29/1989Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India.
2/9/1992Publication of daily newspaper `Lokpatra' started from Nanded.
10/9/1945British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.