On May 10, 1380, in ancient Skampa, the Monastery of St. John Vladimir, built by Karl Topia, prince of Kruja and Lord of Durrës, was blessed. The cult building was built on the foundations of the old Saint John Monastery, completely destroyed by a powerful earthquake that hit Central Albania in the 14th century.

On May 10, 1467, a letter written in Venice testifies to the victory of Gjergj Kastriot with 1500 warriors against Ballaban Pasha.

On May 10, 1819, Ali Pasha Tepelena took the city of Parga without a fight. With the permission of the High Gate, he paid 150,000 pounds to the residents who left their homes for their real estate.

On May 10, 1892 in Bucharest, with the initiative of the “Drita” society and the Albanian emigrants in Romania, the first Normal school in the Albanian language was opened.

On May 10, 1897, the well-known publicist Visar Dodani started publishing the newspaper “Albania” in Bucharest.

On May 10, 1906, Fan Noli arrived in America, where he developed a dense patriotic and cultural activity for the benefit of the Albanian cause.

On May 10, 1939, the Albanian gendarmerie and border defense forces were placed under the command of fascist officers.

On May 10, 1967, “Redaksia Shqip” started operating on Skopje Television.

On May 10, 1999, the Republic of Albania acceded to the International Plant Protection Convention.

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