On April 10, 1921, Mustafa Krantja was born, conductor, professor, People’s Artist. He was the orchestra conductor of the first Albanian operas Mrika, Scanderbeg, Halili and Hajrija. He was born in Kavaja, then continued his studies at the Elbasan Normal High School, where he had his audience acquaintance as an artist. After a patriotic musical activity in July 1944, he came to Tirana in the Radio Tirana orchestra as first violinist. He later became its orchestra conductor and founded a string quartet too. He studied at the Prague Conservatory for conducting and music composition and then at the Higher Academy of Musical Art. He was awarded with the Republic’s awards, the “Naim Frashëri” Order, and was decorated with the “Dvurzhak” Medal by the Czech Republic president.

On April 10, 1999, former Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, severed diplomatic relations with Albania, accusing the official Tirana of harboring and aiding fighters of the Kosova Liberation Army.

On April 10, 1999, the KLA martyrs Salih Adem Qerimi and Gëzim Rama fell.

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