-On January 4, 1831, the sultan’s decree that limited the power of the vizier Mustafa Bushatlliu only to the Sanjak of Shkodër, arrived in Shkodër Castle.

-On January 4, 1924, the great Albanian cinema and theater actor Kadri Roshi was born in Mallakastër. He finished his higher studies in Prague in 1951. He started his career in the national theater when he was 21 years old. Roshi is described as one of the artists with perfect facial expressions and who has left valuable marks on the stage and in the cinematographic art. There are about 180 embedded roles. In 1995 he was honored with the Career Award at the Artistic Film Festival, in 1997 with the Grand Honorary Award. He is the “Honour of the Nation” since 1999. He passed away on February 6, 2007 in Tirana.

-On January 4, 1928, the famous singer and composer, Avni Mula, was born in Gjakova. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory. He is the composer with the most performances at Albanian Radio and Television festivals and a winner as a singer and song composer too. He has performed over 1000 songs and in many operas.

-On January 4, 1928, the well-known children’s film director Xhanfise Keko was born in Gjirokastër. After a specialization in cinematography in the Soviet Union, in 1952, he began working at the “New Albania” movie studio as an assistant director. She started her creativity with the feature-documentary film, “A, B, C… Z”, in 1972. Her last movie, “Taulant is looking for a sister”, which was also her 11th feature movie, led her to the high title of “People’s Artist” in 1985. She passed away on December 23, 2007

-On January 4, 1999, the independent news agency “Kosova Press” was established. This agency is a member of the Association of Independent Private Agencies of Southeast Europe.

-On January 4, 2006, the well-known publicist, humorist and writer Niko Nikolla passed away. He was born on May 20, 1931 in the city of Pogradec. He worked as a journalist for many years and directed the humoristic magazine “Hosteni” for 25 years. Niko Nikolla published books in the field of journalism, humor, and in prose too.

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