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Events on Friday 17 January 1941 2
1941Battle of Ko ChangFrench navy defeats Thailand at seaA Vichy French naval squadron sank or disabled much of the Thai fleet off the island of Ko Chang in the Gulf of Thailand. Japanese mediation nonetheless gave Thailand territory in Laos and Cambodia.
1941Subhas Chandra Bose escapes house arrestIndian nationalist leader flees British IndiaSubhas Chandra Bose slipped out of his Calcutta home in disguise and travelled through Afghanistan to Germany. He later led the Indian National Army alongside Japan.