On February 4, 1863, the first Albanian bank began its operations in Shkodër.

On February 4, 1927, Tano Banushi, actor and humorist, People’s Artist, was born in Shkodër. He went on stage for the first time when he was 18 years old. In 1958, he was a member of the troupe of the “Migjeni” Theater in Shkodër, where he performed for 45 years. Tano Banushi, the great comedy actor has performed over 1000 roles in his long stage life. In 1975 he was awarded the title “People’s Artist”. Tano Banushi, the incomparable humorist, this phenomenon of the “Migjeni” Theater, the last classic comic of the old Shkodër tradition, passed away in his home city on August 7, 1993.

On February 4, 1944, German Nazis and Xhafer Deva’s mercenaries carried out the bloody massacre of February 4 in Tirana, killing 84 innocent people and terrorizing hundreds of others.

On February 4, 1944, Stefan Pano, a dermatologist, was killed. He was born in Himara in 1894. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Athens. He was a doctor of the Municipality of Tirana. He also worked as a dermatologist in the Military Hospital with the rank of first captain. In 1932, he became head of the dermatological service at the Civil General Hospital in Tirana. Stefan Pano was killed in Tirana on the day of the February 4 massacre.

February 4, 1946, is the founding day of the largest Albanian multi-sport club, “Partizani”.

February 4, 2014 – The violinist Ibrahim Madhi passed away at the age of 68. Ibrahim Madhi was born on November 25, 1945. He is one of the most important figures of Albanian music and performing arts. For his merits and special contribution, he received the highest art title for that time in Albania, “People’s Artist”. His name is associated not only with being a brilliant soloist, but at the same time also a perfect conductor of chamber music groups and string orchestras. Ibrahim Madhi, a violinist with a successful 50-year career, “People’s Artist”, passed away on February 4, 2014.

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