On May 4, 1831, Jovan Kosturi, an activist of the National Renaissance, was born in Korça. He worked for the spread of Albanian language and culture. Together with Orhan Pojani, Thimi Marko, he founded a secret committe in Korça, in 1886 the secret committee of Korça, which helped to open the First School in Albanian language, on March 7, 1887.

On May 4, 1886, in the “Pamul Verde” hall of Bucharest, the society of Albanian emigrants named “Dituria” /Knowledge/ was established. It carried out a dense activity in Albanian literature publications and their distribution among the emigrants and in Albania too.

On May 4, 1914, the battle of Kolonja took place between the Greek forces and the Albanian gendarmerie. After three days of fighting, the Greeks were forced to retreat.

On May 4, 1936, the meeting of the Permanent Council of the Balkan League was held in Belgrade. The Greek Prime Minister Metaksa declared that Albania’s borders should not be considered a Balkan borders, since Albania is under the protectorate of a non-Balkan power, implying Fascist Italy.

On May 4, 1993, the Agreement on cultural and scientific cooperation between the Albanian and Polish Governments was signed in Warsaw, Poland.

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