In the surroundings of Lake Ohrid, in May 1916, the helmet of the Illyrian king Monun was accidentally found. It is kept in the Museum of Antiquities in Berlin. The inscription on the helmet and the coins have the same calligraphy, which proves their production by Illyrian artisans.

On May 20, 1903, Ernest Koliqi, the literary torch bearer of Albanian culture was born in Shkodër. He was a lecturer of the Albanian language and literature in the university departments of Padua and Rome. He continued his teaching career at the Trade School of Vlora and at the Gymnasium of Shkodra. The first collection of short stories from the pen of Koliqi, “The Shadow of the Mountains”, was published in 1929. It was followed by “Great Poets of Italy” in two volumes, “Flag Merchant”, and “Traces of the Seasons”. Ernest Koliqi passed away in Italy in 1975.

On May 20, 1837, Alush Frakulla, leader of the anti-Ottoman peasant uprisings in the Myzeqese province, died. He was the initiator and organizer of the Porteza Assembly. There it was decided that the country would be governed by the elders (elected governing council). After the Assembly, Alush Frakulla was taken prisoner and sentenced to hard labor in Turkey, where he passed away.

On May 20, 1998, the Assembly of Albania approved the law for the accession of Albania to the Convention of the International Labor Organization (ILO) on “Private Employment Agencies”.

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