February 13, 1946, was declared International Radio Day, after the United Nations established UN Radio.

On February 13, 1937, Halim Xhelo, democratic patriot, hero of the people, died. He was born in 1893 in Vlora. He participated in Spiro Bellkamen’s insurgent squad. He ran the newspaper “Politika” and fought for the spread of democratic ideas. Xhelo then completed his higher studies at the University of Florence for political and social sciences. He lived and developed activities in several European countries. Halim Xhelo passed away at the age of 44, while he was being treated in Moscow.

On February 13, 1949, the Union of Journalists of Albania was established, a social, creative organization of journalists, press, radio, television and ANA employees. Its press organ was the bimonthly “Tribune of Journalist”.

On February 13, 1973, the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Albania was founded.

On February 13, 1885, Albert Stratigo, from Albanians of Italy, politician and scholar of the Albanian language, died. He was born in Lungro in 1822. He was a student of the Italian-Albanian College of Sant’Adriano and distinguished himself for his love of European romantic literature. By reading the main writers of this literature he came into contact with the first socialist ideas in Italy and among the Arbers. In those ideas he found the inspiration to create his works “Proletari” and “Bersalieri”. In his lyric L’Albaneze, (The Albanian), he recounts the history of Albania, the virtues of the Albanian people and their aspirations for liberation and unification.

On February 13, 1999, fell the martyr of the KLA, Avni Koshtova.