1996 Death Pierre Lucien Claverie, bishop of Oran, dies at 58 1962 Event 96 murder at massacre in Oran, Algeria 1958 Birthday Oran "Juice" Jones, rocker, Curiosity, Here I Go Again 1956 Event Battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300 1944 Event Army defeats Navy 10-7 in football "Arab Bowl," Oran, North Africa 1942 Event U.S. - British troops occupies Oran Algeria 1942 Event 1st ships of invasion fleet for Oran (Algeria) leave Scotland 1940 Event British destroys French battle fleet at Oran, Algeria, 1267 die 1938 Birthday Pierre Lucien Claverie, bishop of Oran 1881 Birthday Jules-Marie Canneel, Flemish painter/caricaturist, Rocks of Oran
