On August 20, 1629, Gjergj Bardhi sent the Vatican a report describing the hardships the highlanders of Dukagjin were suffering, due to their resistance against the Ottoman invaders.

On August 20, 1892, the publicist, national education activist Sali Ceka was born. He was among the first teachers of the Elbasan Normal High School. His literary writings made him a member of the Literary Committee of Durrës, while his participation in the Congress of Lushnja (1920) engaged him in politics. After the suppression of the June Revolution of 1924, he was treacherously assassinated in January 1925.

On August 20, 1878, Nikollë Kimza, priest and well-known historian of Mirdita, was born in Gjakova. At the age of 27, he started the journey of priesthood. In 1947 he was arrested in Shkodër with 12 other priests. Sick and old, he was forced to leave his homeland and take temporary refuge in Yugoslavia until he settled in Rome, where he died in 1960.

On August 20, 1962, the Radio Tirana Symphony Orchestra performed its first concert, under the direction of Mustafa Krantja.

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