Historical Calendar 14 August
1916 - Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary. The Kingdom of Romania was neutral for the first two years of World...
“Professor Isuf Luzaj told me: Rrapo Meto Vranishti, Rrapo Çelo Sevasteri, and Qazim Luzi from Kanina, are the three natural philosophers of Labëria, since they…”/ Testimony of the former political persecuted
By Keze Kozeta Zylo Memorie.al / Jadigjar Luzaj, politically persecuted since the age of 6 months, as he came from...
“When all those who suffered there with me, ask me with a thread of hope; what does the civilized world say, what does the West say? – I looked at them and said…”/ Reflections of the former political convict
By Eduard M. Dilo A look at the memories of the poet Pëllumb Lamaj, from the "Prison Diary" block! Memorie.al...
Historical Calendar 13 August
1898 - Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first asteroid to be found near Earth. Eros, the temporary designation...
Historical Calendar 12 August
1944 - Waffen-SS troops massacre 560 people in Sant'Anna di Stazzema. The Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre was a war crime...
Historical Calendar 11 August
1920 - A Latvian-Soviet peace treaty renounces Russian authority and claims to Latvia are signed, ending the conflict. While the...
Historical Calendar 10 August
1901 -Born in Butkë, of Kolonjë Safet Butka. After finishing primary school in his native village, he went on to...
“After the father was eliminated in the Tirana hospital, the three uncles escaped to the USA, their youngest who stayed with the family, they dismembered him and threw his body in Lana…”/The tragic testimony of the persecuted writer
By Keze Kozeta Zylo Memorie.al / Mimoza Lesko, originally from the village of Tatzat in Delvina, daughter of one of...
Historical Calendar 9 August
1939 - Born in Scandiano, Romano Prodi. Prodi is an Italian politician who served as the 10th President of the...