-On April 8, 1900, Krist Maloki, one of the sharpest thinkers of the 1930s, was born in Prizren. Krist Maloki was a professor of the Commercial Academy of Graz for Albanian and Balkan literature. In 1966, the Austrian government granted him the title of Chief Education Advisor. He died in November 1973 in Graz, Austria.

-On April 8, 1929, Gjon Sinishta, dissident clergyman and writer, was born in Podgorica. When the communists came to power, Gjon Sinishta was arrested and imprisoned for several years. After an amnesty, which released him from prison, Sinishta left for Austria, and then Italy, to finally go to Detroit, US, in the early 1960s, where he passed away. The clergyman ‘s wish to have his remains rested in his homeland was fulfilled in 1997.

-On April 8, 1931, the agreement was decreed by Zog I for the establishment of a college in Albania, under the name “Albanian-American College”.

-On April 8, 2005, the whole world said goodbye to Pope John Paul II. The funeral ceremony took place in the Vatican in St. Peter’s Square with the participation of dignitaries from all over the world.

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