In Tirana, Nikolla Dhales, a Franco-Albanian artist, was born, who was part of the painters of the last quarter of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century.
In the village of Piana degli Albanesi, in the province of Palermo (Sicily), Sotir Ferrara, a prominent figure in the clergy and Arbëresh culture, was born.
In Pristina, Pjetër Bogdani, the most prominent writer of Albanian medieval literature, a high-ranking Catholic cleric, and an activist of the anti-Ottoman liberation movement, passed away.
In Vithkuq, Korçë, Naum Veqilharxhi (Bredhi) was born, the first ideologue of the Albanian National Awakening, a distinguished Enlightenment thinker, and an activist of the Albanian school.
In Bressanone, Italy, Karl Gurakuqi, an educator and director of education, author of teaching materials, publicist, and leader of educational press bodies, passed away.
