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Historical Event on 3/22/1793

Lord Cornwallis promulgated permanent settlement in Bengal and Bihar to fix the revenue amounts once and for all to be paid by the zamindars every year.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/13/1929Jatindranath Das started fast strike.
11/21/1985Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), passed away.
8/25/1917The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission.
9/6/1996A Delhi court says there are grounds for framing charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption against L.K. Advani.
10/10/1756Clive sailed from Madras, to capture Calcutta, with a large naval fleet consisting of 900 European and 1500 Indian soldiers along with 5 battle ships, and 5 other vessels.
6/3/1930George John Fernandes, social reformer and politician, was born in Mangalore (Karnataka).
12/21/1974Inssatvahana, the first establishment to give submarine training, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam.
5/11/1993Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore.
4/29/1939Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India.
5/22/1997At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city.