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The III Assault Division of the Albanian National Liberation Army was formed.

In Tirana, the "First Group of Deputies," anti-communist deputies in the first communist parliament of Albania, was executed. They openly and organized in defense of Western democratic principles and took it upon themselves to oppose the regime in parliament.

Hasan Remniku, an anti-communist fighter against the Yugoslav regime in Kosovo, was killed by the Lumbardh River near Prizren (Kosovo).

Melihate Ajeti, an actress, was born in Prishtina.

The "Battle of Arbanë" took place, marking the first major confrontation with the German Nazi occupiers in the Tirana district.

The III Assault Brigade of the Albanian National Liberation Army was formed in the village of Arbanë, Tirana.

Mikel Markiano (Italian: Michele Marchiano), an Arbëresh historian of literature, folklorist, and translator, was born in the village of Maqi (Italian: Macchia Albanese) in the province of Cosenza (Calabria).

Ahmet Zogu (King Zog I), the founder of the Albanian Monarchy, president, and prime minister of Albania, was born in the village of Burgajet in Mat.

Manush Alimani, an activist of the National Liberation Anti-Fascist War and a Hero of the People, was born in Shkodër.

The Zogu I Historical and Archaeological Museum was opened, the first museum in Albania created entirely with objects discovered at a single archaeological site, and which simultaneously had the parameters of a public museum.