** Military accession and integration liaison – Tirana, from 2002 ( Albania ) – 2 out of 11 officers from 4 countries

** Italian Delegation of Experts, from 1997 ( Albania ) – 28 soldiers

** Children's Day ( Albania )

** Monarchs of Albania

** Prime Ministers of Albania

** Presidents of Albania

** William, Prince of Albania ( b. 1876 )

** Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister.

** Albania officially retreats from the Warsaw Pact upon the Soviet Union-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, having already ceased to participate actively in Pact activity since 1962.

** Zog I, Skanderbeg III, the President of Albania, is crowned as the King of Albania.

** Albania becomes a republic.

** Essad Pasha Toptani, nominal ruler of Albania, is assassinated by Avni Rustemi in Paris.

** King Zog of Albania ( d. 1961 )

** The United States and Albania resume diplomatic relations for the first time since 1939.

** Albania holds its first multi-party elections.

** The Social Democratic Party of Albania is founded.

** Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, consort of William of Wied, Prince of Albania ( d. 1936 )

** Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and Sri Lanka join the United Nations simultaneously, after several years of moratorium on admitting new members that began during the Korean War.

** The Church of Albania

** University of Tirana, Albania

** Albania ( Party of Labour of Albania ) 1944-1991

** Albanian Resistance of World War II-the Partisans of Albania during World War II

** In the United States, the Ford Mustang is officially unveiled to the public.

** Soviet war in Afghanistan ( 1979 – 1989 )-Although taking place almost entirely throughout the 1980s, the war officially started on December 27, 1979.

** World War II officially ends on September 2, 1945.

** Finland officially declares independence from Russia.

** South Africa officially abandons its nuclear weapons programme.

** Siam officially changes its French name to " Thaïlande " ( English name to " Thailand "), having officially changed its Thai name to " Prated Thai " since 1939.

** Aloha Tower is officially dedicated at Honolulu Harbor in the Territory of Hawai ' i.

** 1948 Arab-Israeli War: The British Mandate of Palestine is officially terminated ; expeditionary forces from Egypt, Transjordan, Syria and Iraq invade Israel and clash with Israeli forces.

** The Great Depression officially ends in the United States: With unemployment figures falling fast due to WWII-related employment, U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes the Works Progress Administration

** In Washington, D. C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

** The first episode The Midnight Snack in which Tom and Jerry are officially named, more than a year after their first production Puss Gets the Boot

** WWII: The United States, United Kingdom, China and The Netherlands officially declare war on the Empire of Japan.

** In a common statement, the European Union officially recognized the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

** The Republic of Angola officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Angola.

** The Central Intelligence Agency's Phoenix Program is officially established.

** South Africa officially leaves the Commonwealth of Nations.

** The Interstate Commerce Commission's federal order banning segregation at all interstate public facilities officially comes into effect.

** The Vietnam War officially begins, as the first American helicopters arrive in Saigon along with 400 U. S. personnel.

** Microsoft is officially registered with the Office of the Secretary of the State of New Mexico.

** The Theater War officially ends.

** The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved at a meeting in Prague.

** Warsaw Treaty Organization officially dissolved in accordance with a protocol calling for a “ transition to all-European structures.