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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
6/13/1932Nirmalchandra Sen, great revolutionary, died.
6/30/1928Kalyanji, famous music director, was born.
10/30/1976Elections to the lower house of the Indian Parliament suspended again until early 1978.
5/17/1992Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed.
7/2/1999Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
6/8/1929Ventappa Musandra Muddiah, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 2 Tests 1959-61), was born in Bangalore.
7/24/1985Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sikh leader Sant Harchand Singh Longowal of Akali Dal signed a peace contract known as 'Punjab Accord' thus ending the four-year agitation in Punjab.
10/2/1998Santanu Deb Barma of Tripura was chosen for Kabir Puraskar for her role in preventing violence and riots in some areas of the state in 1997.
3/11/1824US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affair.
9/6/1905Satyacharan Chaterjee, great Indian Geologist, was born.