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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
9/20/1928Narayan Guru ""Nanu"" of Kerala entered in maha Samadhi. His teachings are held in great reverence even today.
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.
12/15/1912Aspy Merwan, engineer and who became the Air Marchal of India, was born.
7/29/1987India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play.
1/8/1993FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500.
3/10/1993The 12-day-old caretaker ministry in Tripura led by Samir Ranjan Burman resigns.
3/15/1983Karnataka beat Bombay in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
10/24/2000Delhi High Court admitted the appeal of former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao against the lower court judgement in the JMM MPs' bribery case.
3/20/1993Memon brothers, the prime suspects in the Bombay bomb blasts, escape from Dubai.
10/27/1973The first Ladies Police Station started functioning at Calicut in Kerala.