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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
3/19/2000Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades.
9/25/1927Jagmohan Amirchand was born in Hafizabad (now in Pakistan).
3/24/1981Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
9/11/1991V. S. Narayan, 'Janmabhumi' Newspaper Group chief, died.
6/23/1927All India Radio's broadcasting service started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter at Bombay and Calcutta.
11/2/1950India rebukes Mao for invasion of Tibet.
7/1/1955Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India.
5/14/1960The first plane of India flew upto New York.
12/10/1985A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987.
10/4/1847Pratapsingh Bhosle, Maratha King, died.