** In 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) led by the United States launched air attacks against Yugoslavia ( then composed of only Serbia and Montenegro ) to pressure the Yugoslav government to end its military operations against ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo due to accusations of war crimes being committed by Yugoslav military forces working alongside nationalist Serb paramilitary groups.

** Breanne Benson, Albanian pornographic actress

** Mother Teresa, Albanian missionary and humanitarian, dies ( b. 1910 )

** The Albanian missionary sister Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, later known as Mother Teresa, arrives in Calcutta from Ireland to begin her work among India's poorest and sickest.

** Ismail Kadare, Albanian writer

** Fan S. Noli, Albanian poet and political figure ( d. 1965 )

** Nexhmije Pagarusha, Albanian singer and actress

** Pal Engjëlli, Albanian Catholic clergyman ( b. 1416 )

** Pal Engjëlli, Albanian Catholic clergyman ( d. 1470 )

** Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church

** Albanian ministries

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

** Albanian cuisine

** Albanian Linguistics

** Albanian Literature

** Albanian Baptist Union

** from PIE * pizda (" vulva "), cf Lithuanian " pizda " and Albanian " pidh ".

** Ramazan Rragami, former Albanian football ( soccer ) player

** 20px Albanian Cup: 15

** Albanian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Greek, Hungarian, Italo-Albanian, Macedonian, Melkite, Romanian, Russian, Ruthenian, Slovak, Ukrainian Rite

** Albanian with cibuk ( 1884-1886.

** Karam Bey ( Albanian )

** Robin Thicke, American-Canadian R & B singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and actor

** Rosana Arbelo, Spanish singer and composer

** Francisco Canaro, Uruguayan-born composer ( b. 1888 )

** Joaquin Rodrigo, Spanish composer ( b. 1901 )

** Harry Bannink, Dutch composer and musician ( b. 1929 )

** Frank De Vol, American arranger, composer, and actor ( b. 1911 )

** Nathaniel Motte, American songwriter, performer, singer, music producer, film composer, instrumentalist, and playwright ( 3OH! 3 )

** Count Basie, American musician and composer ( b. 1904 )

** Carl Czerny, Austrian composer ( d. 1857 )

** Luca Bati, Italian composer ( b. 1546 )

** Charles Gounod, French composer ( d. 1893 )

** Claude Debussy, French composer ( b. 1862 )

** Dizzy Gillespie, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer ( b. 1917 )

** Gustav Ernesaks, Estonian composer and a choir conductor ( b. 1908 )

** Stéphane Grappelli, French jazz violinist and composer ( d. 1997 )

** Hugo Distler, German composer ( d. 1942 )

** Elliott Carter, American composer

** Michael Weiss, jazz pianist and composer

** Michael Finnissy, British composer and pianist

** Gil Scott-Heron, American musician and composer.

** Alan Menken, American composer

** Tom Waits, American singer, composer, and actor

** Joaquín Turina, Spanish composer ( b. 1882 )

** Nikos Skalkottas, Greek composer ( b. 1901 )

** Eduardo Serrano, Venezuelan musician and composer ( d. 2008 )