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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 |
| 6/6/1924 | S. R. Bommai, former President of Janata Dal, was born. |
| 3/15/1946 | Attlee offers India full independence after agreement on constitution in London. |
| 1/31/1994 | Milind Desai, 12, the youngest editor in Gujarati journalism, died of leukemia. |
| 1/21/1924 | Professor Madhu Dandavate, former Finance Minister, was born at Ahmednagar. |
| 8/20/1828 | Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta. |
| 5/17/1887 | Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away. |
| 8/20/1979 | Indian premier Charan Singh resigns. |
| 2/14/1755 | Raghuji Bhosle, great fighter of Bhosle gharana in Nagpur, passed away. |
| 1/24/1966 | Gulzarilal Nanda stepped down from the position of acting Prime Minister of India. He held his position till January 11, 1966 (Acting). |
| 5/13/1994 | Telecom sector opened to private companies under the new national policy announced in Parliament. |
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