-Knyaz Krajl Nikolla of Montenegro, as soon as he found out that the Albanians, in the meeting of Greece, determined the lines of a national program and presented their demands to the Great Powers, changed his attitude towards the highlanders. On the other hand, Russia and Austria, who were not interested in any unrest in the Balkans, were pushing Turkey and Montenegro to settle the issues between them as well as the problem of the escaped Albanians. The Turkish-Montenegro agreement was reached on July 28, 1911.

-On July 28, 1922, diplomatic relations between the USA and Albania were established.

-Ilia Xhokaxhi was born on July 28, 1948 in Tirana. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana in 1973. Xhokaxhi worked at Albanian Radio Television as a set designer, and at “Alba Film Studio” too, where he participated in the production of 27 feature movies with the most popular directors of the time. He has been honored with many first prizes as a scenographer and costume designer. Xhokaxhi has participated in the International Film Festival in Venice as well as in the XI Albanian Film Festival with the Scenography with the movie “Sako’s Wedding”. Ilia Xhokaxhi, passed away at the age of 59, on May 6, 2007 after a cerebral hemorrhage.

-On July 28, 1988, the great Jesuit priest, Father Pjetër Meshkalla, passed away. He was born on September 25, 1901. He studied in his hometown, while he continued his higher studies in Linz (Austria) until 1919. He continued his studies in Gorica, Slovenia, and at the Faculty of Philosophy in Naples (Italy). In 1931, he was ordained a priest in Shkodër. He was arrested on April 29, 1967 and sentenced to 10 years in prison for “agitation and propaganda” against the communist regime. He was released at the age of 78 and lived as a true missionary of Christ, until he passed away on July 28, 1988. Father Meshkalla remains the symbol of the persecuted Catholic clergy. 

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