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Viktor Eftimiu, a Romanian writer of Albanian descent and an academic in Romania, passed away in Bucharest, Romania.

Ali Asllani, a poet, was born in Vlorë to a family with origins from the village of Vajzë.

Aqif Përmeti, a high-ranking military officer, General Commander of the Albanian Gendarmerie, founder and director of the first gendarmerie school, and creator of the engineering corps and military topography, was born in Përmet.

Gjon Mili, an Albanian-American photographer, was born in Korçë.

The independence of Albania was declared, an act of the National Assembly of Vlorë, through which it was announced that “Albania today becomes independent, free, and unenslaved.”

The patriotic song “Rreth flamurit të përbashkuar,” with lyrics written by Asdreni in 1912 in Bucharest, became the national anthem of Albania with the Declaration of Independence on November 28, 1912.

Dom Nikollë Mazrreku, a Catholic cleric, writer, and polemicist, was born in Zhupë, Mazrrek.

In Korçë, the first issue of the magazine "Rilindja" (1934–1936), a biweekly social, cultural, and literary magazine, was published.

Anastas Kondo, a writer and screenwriter, was born in Kuçovë.

In the premises of the Municipality of Tirana, the first radio broadcasts in Albania began through Radio "Tirana," using a shortwave station set up in Laprakë.