-On April 22, 1913, the Ottoman forces abandoned the castle of Rozafa in Shkodër, which was also their last stronghold in the Balkans. The castle remained in the hands of Esat Pashë Toptani, who on this same day, signed the capitulation agreement and handed over Rozafa Castle to the Montenegrins had to abandon the city very soon due to the Austra-Hungarian Empire pressure.

-On April 22, 1917, Kahraman Ylli, Albanian teacher and personality, was born in Skrapar. In 1961 he was rector of the University of Tirana. He lived a busy life with activity and work until he closed his eyes at the age of 58.

-On April 22, 1918, Ibrahim Kodra was born in Ishëm of Durrës, a painter, professor, personality of contemporary world and Italian painting. The year 1947 defined the recognition of Kodra in the world. In 1979, he was awarded the Gold Medal of Art, Science and Literature by the French Academy. Kodra has been described as the primitive of a new civilization. For the first time he came to Albania in 1977. In April 1996, in a special ceremony in Tirana, together with Ismail Kadare and Ernesto Sabato, he was awarded the high order “Honour of the Nation”. This Albanian personality of world art passed away on February 7, 2006 in Milan, where he had lived for 30 years.

-On April 22, 1920, over 30,000 residents of Central Albania gathered in a rally against the anti-Albanian policy. They asked the Peace Conference gathered in Sanremo not to violate the independence and territorial integrity of Albania.