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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
6/2/1900Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away.
6/2/1900A battle was fought at Turkra or Turkra Qasba (in the Balasore district) in which the Afghans were routed.
2/9/1898The Rower of Persia', a short film produced at Calcutta was released on February 9 at Star Theatre, Calcutta.
10/19/1929Balbir Singh, India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56), was born.
2/28/1950The Finance Minister announces the setting up of the Planning Commission with Nehru and Nanda as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.
11/3/1605Salim renamed himself as Jahangir and became the king of Agra.
11/21/1969Bhilai Steel Plant creates a new world record in steel-making by producing 'one heat' in four hours three minutes.
9/19/1704Guru Govind Singh died.
6/20/1897Ratnakant Barkakti, famous Assamia poet, was born.
1/1/1989India and Pakistan sign three agreements.