-On August 29, 1902, Mihal Ciko, one of the pioneers of our vocal and operatic art, was born in Korça. Later he immigrated to Romania and enrolled at the Bucharest Conservatory. He returned to his homeland in 1920 and helped revive the artistic life in the country. In 1945, Mihal Ciko was the first head of the music department at Radio Tirana. The name of Mihal Ciko is associated with the first Albanian Philharmonic Orchestra and of the Tirana Opera and Ballet House.

-On August 29, 1911, the first issue of the newspaper “Shkupi” directed by Jashar Erebara was published. It was a social political weekly in the Albanian language and partly in Turkish. It published 34 issues until 1912.

-On August 29, 1942, the sportsman, actor and director, Ferdinand Radi, was born in Durrës. He got his start in football, for 4 years from 1958 he played with Dinamo. Acquaintance with Kujtim Spahivogli influenced the artistic formation. He became active with amateur troupes but also near the National Theater and the Theater of the Academy of Arts. Ferdinand Radi passed away in Tirana in 2004.

-On August 29, 1972 in Munich, Ymer Pampuri broke the Olympic record in weightlifting. He managed to lift 127.5 kg and was declared World Champion.

-On August 29, 1991, by decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania, the privatization agency was set up to deal with the important problem turning public property into private property.

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