On January 12, 1862, the writer Anton Zanoni was born in Durres. As a child, he moved to Shkodër, where he received a Catholic education. In 1892 he was ordained a Jesuit priest. Together with the classical lyric poet Ndre Mjeda, Zanoni was an active member of the literary society “The Dawn” and contributed to the establishment of the norms of rhetoric and writing style in the northern dialect of Albanian.

On January 12,  1912, cinematographer Mandi Adham Koçi was born in Voskopoja, Korça. He opened in Korça the first photographic studio with electric lighting in the country.

On January 12, 1912, a meeting of the leaders of the national movement was held in Istanbul. There it was decided to organize a general uprising in the 4 Albanian provinces.

On January 12, 1930, academician Prof. Dr. Ylli Popa was born in Elbasan. He has successfully represented Albanian Cardiology at international congresses in Paris, Brussels, Athens, Tokyo, Geneva, and Istanbul. He was among the first to support democratic changes in the country. For several years, he has been the high representative of Albania in the Medical Union of the Balkans.

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