In July of the year 518, a great army of Dardani (today Kosovo) destroyed 24 cities, including Dardania’s headquarters, Skupo (today’s Skopje). After the earthquake, Justinian, emperor of Illyrian blood, raised three new towns: Justiniana Prima near Tauriti, now Taor village, not far from Skopje, Justiniana Sekunda near Ulpiana, today Pristina and Justinopolis, in Bederian, today Beder village, east of Taorit.
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29 April 1895, was born the actor who brought on our screen “Skanderbeg”, Akaki Harava
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29 April 1920, the newly established Albanian government presents its program to the National Council
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29 April 1921, the Albanian government was addressed to the League of Nations
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29 April 1937, Count Ciano visits Kucova