The "Battles of Mazhik" took place, the first direct confrontation of the Kosovo Liberation Army with the Serbian army and the longest war of the Kosovo Liberation Army in 1998.
Remzi Kuçi was born in Vlorë, an artist who excelled in painting, sculpture, and illustrating school publications in the second half of the 20th century.
In Shkodra, an atheistic exhibition titled "Mbi rolin reaksionar të fesë” (On the reactionary role of religion) was inaugurated, which remained open for 5 years and also served as a traveling exhibition, going to villages, mountainous areas, and industrial zones to conduct anti-religious propaganda.
In Tirana, the film studio “Shqipëria e Re” (New Albania) was inaugurated, a national cinematographic enterprise that produced feature films, documentaries, and animations.
In Pejë, Kosovo, Ali Kelmendi was born, a fighter for national liberation in Kosovo, an activist of the democratic communist and antifascist movement in Albania, and a People's Hero.