On May 19, 1456 at the battle of Oranik near Dibër, Skanderbeg reaped a double victory; broke the Ottoman army and returned Moisi Golemi to the ranks of the Albanian army.

On May 19, 1835, a bloody battle took place in the streets of Shkodra, between citizens led by handcraftsmen and regular Turkish guilds. The Ottomans could not withstand the fury of the insurgents and were forced to withdraw and close in the fortress of “Rozafa”.

On May 19, 1879, the leaders of the Albanian League of Prizren presented to the Ottoman authorities the request for the recognition of judicial and state autonomy in all the forest lands.

On May 19, 1894, Muharrem Bajraktari, a major in King Zog I army, was born in Ujmishte of Luma. During World War II, he creates a group of nationalists. He is one of the founders and activists of the “Free Albania” Committee. He died in exile in 1989.

On May 19, 1911, the Doctor of Medical Sciences was born, the pioneer of the fight for the eradication of venereal diseases, the distinguished educator and researcher Shyqyri Basha.

On May 19, 1914, Price Vilhelm Von Wied leaft Albania in a warship to Italy, never to return to Albania again.

On May 19, 1992, The Law “on Copywrit” was adopted in Albania, which with some amendaments, is still in force today.

On May 19, 2006, Anastas Kondo, the writer, journalist and screenwriter of several popular films, passed away in Tirana at the age of 69.

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