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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 |
| 8/15/1992 | Karnataka seeks army help to nab sandal wood smuggler Veerappan. |
| 12/11/1967 | 6.5 earthquake in West India, 170 killed. |
| 11/25/1962 | Dasganu (Ganesh Dattatreya Sahastrabuddhe), modern Marathi saint and poet, passed away. |
| 7/19/1974 | Udham Singh's, revolutionary, ashes brought to Delhi from London. |
| 3/27/1767 | Khanderao Holkar, one of the Generals in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
| 2/4/1991 | An abortive bid to hijack a Calcutta-Agartala flight by a 24-year old youth. |
| 5/30/1999 | India rejects U.N. offer to send a special envoy to defuse Indo-Pak tensions. |
| 5/30/1999 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance. |
| 5/30/1999 | General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India. |
| 5/13/1648 | Redfort construction was completed |
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