2015 Event Two art works set world records at a Christie's auction in New York, with Pablo Picasso's painting 'Women of Algiers Version O' selling for $160 million and Alberto Giacometti's sculpture 'Pointing Man' selling for $141.3 million 1997 Event Bomb in Algiers kills 21 and wounds 40 1995 Event Algiers police kill at least 99 prison rioters 1995 Death Rachid Mimouni, author, teacher at Ecole superieure du commerce, Algiers, wrote 'La Malediction', dies of hepatitis in Paris, France, at age 49 1995 Event Car bomb explodes in Algiers, 42 killed/296 injured 1994 Event 4 Moslem fundamentalists capture Air France pilot in Algiers 1994 Death Johnny Morey Downs, actor/singer (Algiers, Red Head), dies at 80 1973 Event Arab League summit in Algiers recognizes Palestine 1969 Death Sigrid Gurie, actor (3 Faces West, Algiers), dies at 58 1962 Event OAS-leader ex-general Salan arrested in Algiers 1961 Event 80 die in collisions in Algiers 1960 Event Black Sunday - Riot in Algiers, 114 die 1960 Event Extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender 1958 Event French premier De Gaulle arrives in Algiers 1956 Event French raid in Algiers 1956 Event French premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers 1945 Birthday Rachid Mimouni, born in Boudouaou, Algeria, author, teacher at Ecole superieure du commerce, Algiers, wrote 'La Malediction' 1944 Event French provisional government moves from Algiers to Paris 1943 Event Lieutenant-general Bradley flies from Algiers to to Marrakech/Prestwick 1943 Event Lieutenant-general Bradley flies to Carthago/Algiers Sicily 1943 Event French general De Gaulle arrives in Algiers 1943 Event Confederacy of Algiers (Churchill-Marshall-Eisenhower) 1943 Event General-major Bradley flies to Algiers 1943 Event General Eisenhower departs Algiers to Tebessa 1911 Birthday Sigrid Gurie, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Algiers, Sofia, Refugee 1907 Birthday Martin Kosleck, born in Germany, actor, Pursuit to Algiers 1889 Birthday Charles Boyer, France, actor, Algiers, Fanny, Barefoot in the Park 1824 Death Theodorus F van Capellen, Vice-Admiral (Algiers), dies at 61 1816 Event Lord Exmouth bombs Algiers, a refuge for Barbary pirates 1815 Event U.S. flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli 1815 Event U.S. declares war on Algiers for taking U.S. prisoners and demanding tribute 1795 Event U.S. pays $800,000 and a frigate as tribute to Algiers and Tunis 1795 Event U.S. - Algiers sign peace treaty 1774 Event Jews of Algiers escape attack of Spanish Army 1665 Event French expedition against Barbarians in Tunis/Algiers
