On May 29, 1453 Sultan Mehmet II conquered Constantinople and made it the capital of the Ottoman Empire. George Kastrioti Skanderbeg tried to use the created situation to provide military and financial aid to cope with the Ottoman fury.

On May 29, 1912, in Rroboshte near Lezha, a fight took place between the Albanian insurgents and the Turkish forces that lasted 4 hours. The insurgents continued their attack towards Lezha, but as a result of the opponent’s numerical superiority and weaponry, they were had to temporarily retreat.

On May 29, 1917, the patriot and outstanding activist of the National Albanian Renaissance, the clergyman Dom Nikoll Kaçori, passed away. He served 20 years in the Catholic parish of Durrës and was all the time early connected with the national movement. He excelled in the political and cultural fields. He is one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence on November the 28^th, 1912. His involvement in political life was criticized by the church hierarchy and in 1914, he was forced to leave for Vienna, where he passed away on May 29, 1917.

On May 29, 1920, at the initiative of the “National Defense” Committee, the Assembly of the Committee was illegally gathered near Dukat, where from it was decided to start the armed uprising against the Italian invaders.

On May 29, 1937, the Statute of the Albanian Red Cross was approved.

On May 29, 1944, the anti-fascist fighter, Manush Alimani, Hero of the People, died of inhuman torture in the cells of the Gestapo. In the Gymnasium of Tirana, he was one of the organizers and leaders of the anti-fascist movement. He was arrested suddenly and passed away at the age of 20.

On May 29, 1971, diplomatic and consular relations were established between Albanian and the Kingdom of Norway. On this date, two decades later, diplomatic relations were re-established with the United Kingdom of Great Britain.

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