2003 Earthquake kills at least 2,266 in northern Algeria
1996 Mohammed Ben Amhed Abdelghani, PM of Algeria (1979-84), dies
1994 Moslem fundamentalists in Mostaganem Algeria murder 5 children
1994 Moslem fundamentalists kidnap and behead 16 citizens in Algeria
1994 5.6 earthquake in Algeria, kills 171
1994 Constantine Koukouchkine, Russ diplomat. murdered in Algeria at 41
1993 Moslem fundamentalists murder 12 Kroates/Bosnians in Algeria
1993 30 killed at religious rebellion in Algeria
1993 Kasdi Merbah, PM of Algeria (1988-89), assassinated
1992 Ali Kafi becomes president of Algeria
1992 Mohammed Boudiaf, president of Algeria, assassinated at 73
1992 Algeria's general elections canceled after strong gains by Islamic Salvation Front in the 1st round
1992 Algeria's President Chadli announces his resignation
1990 30 die in a (5.7) earthquake in Algeria
1989 Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya form common market
1984 Raoul Salan, French general/OAS leader (Algeria), dies at 85
1983 France invades Algeria
1980 4,500 die when a pair of earthquakes strikes NW Algeria
1980 Iraq (Saddam Hussein) signs accord with Algeria
1979 Colonel Benjedid Chadli succeeds President Boumedienne in Algeria
1977 Egypt breaks dipl relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and S Yemen
1976 Algeria Constitution goes into effect
1976 Morocco and Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria
1971 Algeria nationalizes French oil companies
1970 Noureddine Morceli, Algeria, 1500m runner, 1996 Olympics gold
1968 Hassisba Boulmerka, born in Algeria, 1500m, Olympics gold 92
1967 Moise Tsjombe kidnapped to Algeria
1966 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1965 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1965 France performs nuclear test at Ecker Algeria (Underground)
1965 France performs Underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1965 Tarik Benhabiles, Algeria, tennis star
1964 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1964 Egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage
1964 Last French troops leave Algeria
1963 Morocco and Algeria signs cease fire
1963 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1963 Algeria and Morocco border conflict
1963 Ben Bella elected 1st president of Algeria
1963 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1963 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1962 Algeria admitted as 109th member of U.N.
1962 Ben Bella wins 1st elections in independent Algeria
1962 Algeria becomes member of Arab League
1962 96 murder at massacre in Oran, Algeria
1962 Algeria gains independence after 132 years of French rule
1962 Algerian Revolution against French ends (Algeria gains ind on 7/5)
1962 Algeria votes for independence
1962 French Foreign Legion leaves Algeria
1962 OAS strikes in Algeria
1962 1st French underground nuclear experiment in the Sahara at Ecker Algeria
1962 Accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France
1962 French President de Gaulle calls for Algeria's independence
1962 Libya, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia plan to form United Arab Maghreb
1961 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1961 French paratroopers' revolt suppressed in Algeria
1961 France performs nuclear test at Reggane Proving Grounds Algeria
1961 Uprising of French parachutist of Gen Salan/Challe in Algeria
1961 French army revolts in Algeria
1960 2nd French atom bomb explodes in the Reggane Proving Grounds, Algeria
1960 France performs 1st nuclear test at Reggane Proving Grounds Algeria
1960 Algeria uprises against French president De Gaulle
1959 France Observator reports torture practice by French army in Algeria
1958 Premier Charles de Gaulle says Algeria will always be French
1958 Emergency crisis proclaimed in Algeria
1958 French settlers riot against French army in Algeria
1957 French government of Mauroy, resigns due to Algeria
1957 French offensive in Algeria
1956 France raises tobacco tax 20% due to war in Algeria
1956 French government sends 50,000 reservists to Algeria
1956 Battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300
1956 French government decides to sends 200,000 reservists to Algeria
1956 Violent clashes in Algeria, kills at least 380
1956 French commandos land in Algeria
1956 R. Lacoste follows Catroux as premier of Algeria
1955 Hundreds killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria
1954 France sends 20,000 soldiers to Algeria
1954 Algeria begins rebellion against French rule
1954 12 second shock kills 1,460 in Orleansville Algeria
1954 Earthquake strikes Orleansville, Algeria: 1,400 killed
1950 Daniel Auteuil, Algeria, actor, Elegant Criminal, Manon of Spring
1942 Last Vichy-French troops in Algeria surrender
1942 U.S. - British troops occupies Oran Algeria
1942 1st ships of invasion fleet for Oran (Algeria) leave Scotland
1942 U.S. gens Clark and Lemnitzer and French gen Mast meet secretly in Algeria
1940 British destroys French battle fleet at Oran, Algeria, 1267 die
1936 Yves Saint-Laurent, Oran Algeria, fashion designer, Opium, Obsession
1935 Jules M Cambron, French Governor-General to Algeria/ambassador, dies
1933 Jean-Claude Brialy, born in Aumale, Algeria, actor, Circle of Love, Cousins
1932 Francoise Fabian, Hussein Dey Algeria, actress, Happy New Year
1927 Houari Boumedienne, president of Algeria, 1965-78
1913 Albert Camus, Algeria, novelist/director, The Just-Nobel 1957
1913 Vittorio Sereni, Italian poet, Diario d'Algeria
1908 Jacques Massu, French general, Algeria
1900 June [Algeria Junius] Clark, musician trumpet
1899 Raoul Salan, Fr/Indochina/Algeria, leader OAS
1892 Pierre Blanchar, born in Philippeville, Algeria, actor, Magnificent Sinner
1881 French troops occupy Algeria and Tunisia
1867 Maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen, Algeria
1845 Jules M Cambon, French Governor-General of Algeria/ambassador
1830 France invades Algeria, begins a 40 year conquest
1709 Jean-Franeois Regnard, French comedic poet/slave in Algeria, dies
1669 Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral, Suriname/Algeria
1655 Jean-Franeois Regnard, French comedy writer, Slave in Algeria
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