Historical Calendar 22 August
1910 - Korea is annexed by Japan with the signing of the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1910, beginning a period of...
Historical Calendar 21 August
1911 - The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee. After keeping the painting hidden in a...
Historical Calendar 20 August
1915 - Paul Elrich dies at the age of 61. Elrich, was a German physician and scientist decorated with the...
Historical Calendar 18 August
1850 - Honore de Balzac dies at the age of 51. De Balzac, was a French novelist and playwright. The...
Historical Calendar 19 August
1936 - A major purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first Moscow process takes place. The Moscow trials...
Historical Calendar 17 August
1943 - Robert De Niro is born in New York. De Niro, is an American actor, producer, and director who...
“From food, sleep, meetings with family and punitive measures, to the distribution of convicts in prisons and secret camps for…”/ The unknown history of political and ordinary prisoners, in the years 1945-’90
By Kastriot Dervishi - How were the secret prisons of the communist dictatorship organized, in war situations...?! - Memorie.al /...
Historical Calendar 16 August
1900 - Battle of the Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by...
“While I was studying at the Cello High School, coach Jareci came to our house and told my father; We will do it…”! / The unknown story of the artist who left Moxarti and became a prominent scorer
From Uvil Zajmi Memorie.al / A little boy, high school student at "Jordan Misja" in Tirana with a big cello...
Historical Calendar 15 August
1940 - An Italian submarine torpedoes and sinks the Greek cruiser Elli in the port of Tinos during peacetime, marking...