On May 26th, 1937, come to Tirana for a short visit the French-made sculptor Albert Ponc and the literary critic of Le Temps. The sculptor took with him the memorial of Skanderbeg, to participate in the announced competition, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Albania.
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8 May, National Day of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent
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8 May 1786, was premiered the “Skanderbeg” tragedy on the stage of the French Theater in Paris
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8 May 1910, took place the battle of Carralaves, between the Albanian insurgents and Ottoman armies
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8 May 1926, was concluded the agreement between the Albanian Government and the Serbian-Albanian Bank
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8 May 1937, King Zog I decreed the Law on Changing the Names of Some Cities, Villages, Wards, Rivers, etc