1920 – On February 11, 1920, the government emerging from the Lushnja Congress was established in Tirana, thus officially declaring it the capital of the country. On this date, the arrival of the Albanian government in Tirana, headed by Sulejman Bey Delvina, is historically appreciated and it was welcomed by the people of Tirana, who had to defend this government with blood. On that day, in the building located at the beginning of the Elbasan road, the Albanian government was established with Prime Minister Sulejman Delvina. Tirana: From a modest center it was transformed into the capital, “It was founded to be a modest center of exchange for a farming people, who suffered from the lack of a nearby market,” says the bulletin published by the Municipality of Tirana in 1937, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Albania’s independence.
1929 – The Kingdom of Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty. The treaty and associated pacts are named after the Lateran Palace, where they were signed on 11 February 1929. The Italian Parliament ratified them on 7 June 1929. The Lateran Treaty recognized Vatican City as an independent state under the sovereignty of the Holy See. This treaty is in force to this day.
1959 – The Federation of South Arab Emirates, which will later become South Yemen, is established as a United Kingdom protectorate. The six-state federation was inaugurated in the British colony of Aden on February 11, 1959. This federation and Britain signed a “Friendship and Defense Treaty” detailing plans for British military and financial assistance.
1971 – During the Cold War, 87 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, sign the Maritime Arms Control Treaty, which prohibits the use of nuclear weapons on the ocean floor in international waters. However, reaching the seabed agreement involved problems that were not met in creating the other two agreements.
1990 – Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner. His release from prison was a sign of inter-racial reconciliation in the country after 45 years of apartheid racist rule. Four years after his release, Mandela was elected President of South Africa.
1997 – Space Shuttle Discovery launches a space mission to serve the Hubble telescope. The Hubble Space Telescope often referred to as HST or Hubble is a telescope, launched in low Earth orbit since 1990 and still in operation. It bears the name of astronomer Edwin Hubble and is considered one of NASA’s largest and most modern structures.
2012 – 48-year-old Whitney Houston dies in California. Houston was an American singer and actress. She was cited as Guinness World Records’ Most Valuable Female Artist of All Time and remains one of the best-selling music artists of all time with 200 million records sold worldwide. She was found dead in her bathtub as a result of drug overdose.
2014– Skënder Sallaku, one of our comedians, former national champion in classical wrestling, author of skits and parodies, died. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Physical Culture “Vojo Kushi” and completed a one-year qualification in China, near the Beijing circus. He first started working as a professional in Estrada e Kufiri, then as an acrobatic clown in the circus, making an unrepeatable contribution to the progress of this profile, which is as difficult as it is beautiful. Skënder Sallaku has been awarded the titles “Merited Artist”, “People’s Artist” and “The Recognition of the City of Tirana”.
