Monsignor Rrok Mirdita, Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tirana – Durrës and Chairman of the Episcopal Conference of Albania (1996–2000), passed away.
In Përmet, Dhimitër Theodhori, an Albanian set and costume painter, was born. He studied painting at the "Jordan Misja" Artistic Secondary School in Tirana (1964) and graduated from the Higher Institute of Arts (1969).
The first issue of the magazine "Shqipëria Re" (1947–1991), a bi-monthly illustrated magazine focused on political, economic, social, and cultural topics, was published.