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Historical Event on 5/5/1903

Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1971Dinanath Damodar Dalal, great artist, passed away.
12/29/1983Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs West Indies.
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.
8/9/1970Trailokyanath Chakravarty died in Delhi.
9/27/1995Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.
12/28/1885Allian Octavian Hume, a Scotsman, founded National Union and it held its first meeting in Bombay Tejpal Hall. The first session of Indian National Congress started under the Presidentship of Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee.
10/29/1992Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presented credentials to President Chain Herzog in Jerusalem.
10/15/1888Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started daily newspaper 'Sudharak'.
9/13/1992Union government decides to form a National Human Rights Commission.
1/19/2000M.A. Chidambaram (81), leading industrialist and chairman of the MAC Group, died in Chennai.