On January 10, 1504, Marin Barleti’s first work “The Siege of Shkodra”, was published in Latin in Venice. Based on his own memories as well as those of other participants in the events he narrates, Barleti dedicates the book to the political and military life during the second siege of Shkodra in 1478.

On January 10, 1893, Xhevat Korça, one of the personalities of Albanian historical science, was born in Korça. He was the minister of education in the government of Mustafa Kruja, as well as a fighter in the squads of Spiro Bellkameni and Themistokli Gërmenji. He graduated with honors from the University of Vienna and was appointed director of the first Gymnasium of Shkodra. He escaped to Yugoslavia during the monarchy period and headed the chair of the Albanian language at the University of Belgrade. On November 16, 1944, Xhevat Korça was arrested and the Special Court sentenced him to life imprisonment. He never accepted the charges as a traitor and after 15 years of isolation, he ended his life with a hunger strike in the notorious Burrel prison.

The publication of the first Albanian newspaper in America, “Nation”, which started its journey in 1906, ceased on January 10, 1909. Sotir Peçi was the first to lay the foundations of the Albanian nationalist movement with the publication of this newspaper.

On January 10, 1913, the politician and former Prime Minister of Albania during the communist regime, Mehmet Shehu, was born in the village of Çorush in Mallakastra. He was a participant in the international brigades during the war in Spain. Shehu committed suicide on December 18, 1981.

On January 10, 1942, the well-known actor Robert Ndrenika was born in Vuno. He has played over 30 roles in cinematography, and hundreds of roles on the stage. Robert Ndrenika holds the title People’s Artist. For several years he worked as a teacher of acting and artistic speech, in the branch of acting, at the High Institute of Arts.

The first Albanian post-liberation stamp dates back to January 10, 1945. It was an overprint of several stamps of an issue of the Italian occupation of 1940, where there were scenes from Albania as well as national costumes.

On January 10, 1946, the Constitutional Assembly was convened after the December 1945 elections. It was tasked with approving the country’s Constitution.

In order to protect the issue of Chameria and its population, on January 10, 1991, the first pluralist association was created in Albania under the name National Political Association of Chameria.

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