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Zigur Lelaj, an activist in the struggle for the protection of the country's independence and territorial integrity, participant in the Battle of Vlorë (1920), and People's Hero, was born in the village of Bashaj (Smokthinë) in the Vlorë District.

Guljem Deda, a translator, was born in Shkodër.

Besim Zekthi, a dancer, choreographer, and "Meritorious Artist," was born in Tirana.

Omer Nishani, an activist of the democratic movement, participant in the National Liberation Anti-Fascist War, and a high-ranking official of the post-war Albanian state, was born in Gjirokastër. He served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly from 1946 to 1953.

Dom Dedë Maçaj, a cleric and martyr of the Catholic Church, was born in the Jushi mountain of Shkodër.

The children's magazine *"Vatra e Rinisë,"* a cultural and literary illustrated publication for children and youth, has begun its publication.

Hamdi Ohri, a patriot and activist of the national movement in Ohrid and the Sanjak of Dibra, was born in Ohrid, in the well-known family of Iljaz Pasha (Qoku) of Dibra, renowned for their patriotic traditions.

The Albanian people remember with deep sorrow the "Massacre of February 4," a reprisal against the homes and families of Tirana by the German Nazi occupiers and their collaborators on the night of February 4, 1944.

Tano Banushi (Athanas), an actor and People's Artist, was born in Shkodër.

The Republic of Albania acceded to the "International Opium Convention."