On January 30, 1897, The “Mbrothësia” printing house was founded in Sofia at the initiative of the company “Dëshira”. It was directed by KristoLuarasi and Kostë Jani Trebicka and played an important role in the cultural movement of the last period of the National Renaissance. The printing house was the first Albanian publishing house, which published within the period 1897-1915, 115 titles, from “Calendar”, primers, school books to the most outstanding works of Renaissance literature. In 1921, the printing house and publishing house “Mrothësia” moved and started working in Tirana.

On January 30, 1906, the first patriotic group of the Manastir Committee was formed in Korca, under the command of Bajo Topulli.

On January 30, 1914, the Government of Esat Pasha was overthrown. He left the post, in exchange for handing over the crown to Prince Wilhelm Von Wied and the triumphal entry into Durrës together with him.

On January 30, 1920, the government of Sulejman Delvina was mandated, where Ahmet Zogu was appointed Minister of the Interior. Its lifespan was 9 and a half months and its place was taken by the government of Iliaz Vrioni.

On January 30, 1926, the composer Tish Daija was born in Shkodër. He started his musical creativity under the sounds of the accordion. The first compositions are the songs “Çikë, o mori çikë”, “Ndal, brevash”, “With beautiful flowers”. He studied at the “Tchaikovsky” conservatory in Moscow. Tish Daija is the author of many great musical works such as the operetta “Lejlaja”, the opera “Spring”, the first Albanian ballet “Halili and Hajria”. Tish Daija died at the age of 78.

On January 30, 1996, died the Cardinal, the saint of Christianity and the Albanian nation, Mikel Koliqi. He was born in Shkodër on September 29, 1902. He studied theology in Italy. During the fascist occupation, Dom Mikel Koliqi continued his work as parish priest. On February 2, 1945, he was imprisoned by the communist regime. He spent 38 years in communist prisons, until he was 84 years old. He was released in the years of democracy and began to exercise the duty of the mayor of Shkodra, but was released, at his request, from this duty due to age. In January 1992, the Holy Father appointed Bishop Dom Mikel Koliqi was the first Albanian Cardinal. This marked the peak of his religious career. He died in Shkodra at the age of 94.

On 30 January, 1999, NATO authorized its Secretary General, Javier Solana, to launch a strike in Yugoslavia if necessary, depending on the results of the Contact Group in Kosovo. Solana should also warn the Albanian independence leaders, if they do not agree with the international demands, this would make their long-awaited solution difficult.

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