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Historical Event on 7/13/1988

Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
2/16/1997Tribal militants kill 21 persons in Tripura.
5/14/1954President issues an order extending application of Indian Constitution to Kashmir with the concurrence of the State government.
1/27/1948Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.
7/25/1992R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President.
8/14/1968Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000.
7/4/1997Mumbai High Court directs BMC to reinstate G.R. Khairnar, the iconoclastic Dy. Municipal Commissioner suspended in `94 and removed from service in October 1996.
5/7/1889Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, was born.
12/10/1993Kerala Congress(M) splits; Four MLAs, including Minister T.M.Jacob, expelled.
8/26/1927Second Radio Centre was started in Calcutta.