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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 |
| 11/15/1937 | Jayshankar Prasad, famous Hindi writer, died. His works include the epic (mahakavya) ""Kamayanee"" and plays ""Chandra Gupt"" and ""Ska |
| 2/15/1967 | Fourth General Election of Lok Sabha begins. |
| 5/12/1992 | Security scandal, RBI extends probe to four foreign banks. |
| 11/13/1953 | Richard Nixon, the US Vice President, arrives in New Delhi. |
| 7/14/1946 | India grants Siam a 20 year, 3 mil. credit to increase export of Siamese rice. |
| 1/2/1960 | Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87), was born in Meerut. |
| 5/13/1994 | Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992. |
| 8/1/1920 | Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy surrendering ""Kaisar-E-Hind"" Medal, ""Zulu War"" Medal and ""Boer War"" Medal and launched the All India Non-Violent Non-Coperation Movement. |
| 8/22/1979 | Neelam Sanjeev Reddy, President of India, dissolves the sixth Lok Sabha, orders year-end general elections and asks Charan Singh to head a caretaker government. |
| 12/17/1830 | Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died. |
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