On October 9, 1700, Cardinal Albani was elected Pope under the name of Clement XI. In this way, one of our Albanian compatriots who helped develop the homeland of the ancestors came to the head of the Holy See.

On October 9, 1774, Aleksandër Gjika from Përmet took the princely throne of Moldova under the name of Grigori III. He has held this high post several times in Moldova and Wallachia, Romania.

In Tirana, on October 9, 1924, the first issue of the unbiased political and literary notebook with the title “Liberty” /Liria/ was published. The newspaper had four pages and was published only in the Albanian language.

On October 9, 1937, the Albanian Kingdom acceded to the Convention for the Restriction of the Production and Distribution of Narcotic Drugs signed in Geneva in July 1931.

On October 9, 1943, the Battle of Arbana took place, considered the first major battle against the Nazy in the District of Tirana.

On October 9, 1947, Albania acceded to the Peace Treaty with Italy, thus closing one of the most difficult and embarrassing periods in the relations between our two countries.

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