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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
2/11/1933First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi.
12/6/1929British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India.
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
9/9/1850Bhartendu Harish Chander, father of modern Hindi literature, poet and dramatist, was born.
4/23/1991Major parties agree to have polls in Punjab.
5/25/19415,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India.
3/10/1897Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables.
12/3/1971Indo-Pakistan war begins. On the same day National Emergency was declared by the President of India due to war between both the countries.
3/29/1999A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured.
5/1/1996Motilal Vohra, U.P. Governor, resigns (hawala case).