1985 Death Enver Hoxha, Albanian leader (1944-85), dies 1981 Event Police and Albanian demonstrators battle in Kosovo Yugoslavia 1952 Birthday Fatos Nano, Albanian Statesman 1949 Death Koci Xoxe, Albanian vice-premier, executed 1936 Event Albanian government of Frasheri falls 1936 Birthday Ismail Kadare, Albanian author and poet, Dimri i Madh 1926 Event Albanian boundaries deduced 1925 Event Albanian parliament announces itself a republic; Ahmed Zogoe president 1920 Death Essad Pasja, Albanian military man/minister, murdered at peace confer 1912 Event Albanian National Flag adopted 1903 Death Girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88 1814 Birthday Girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, Skanderbeku 1661 Death Mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies
