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Historical Event on 4/17/1941
Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/14/1901 | King Edward VII open's his first parliament. |
| 9/2/1976 | Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar, famous marathi story writer, novelist and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away. |
| 1/20/1898 | Krishnarao Ganeshpant Fulanbrikar (Master Krishnarao), famous singer, actor and music director, was born. |
| 5/13/1996 | Lok Sabha election results (534 out of 537) announced, giving BJP (161) the position of the largest single party. |
| 7/12/1996 | Bail granted to Harshad Mehta, prime accused in the securities scam. |
| 6/28/1996 | India opens its office (based in Gaza city) in the area under the Palestinian Authority. |
| 7/18/1980 | Naoomal Jeoomal, cricketer (3 Tests for India 1932-34, 108 runs), died. |
| 7/27/1992 | Amjad Khan, famous film actor, died. |
| 2/10/1691 | Job Charnock established the first English factory in Calcutta. |
| 1/26/1972 | Amar Jawan, a national memorial, established at India Gate, New Dehli. |
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