Fejzi Micolli (1919–1945), an activist of the National Liberation Anti-Fascist War and a People's Hero, was killed at the Tamara Bridge in the Great Highlands.
In Boston, United States, one of the most prominent figures of the Albanian National Renaissance, Parashqevi Qiriazi, published the first issue of the biweekly political, historical, linguistic, literary, educational, and cultural magazine "Ylli i mëngjesit."
In Catanzaro, Italy, the biweekly political, literary, and cultural newspaper "La Nazione Albanese" ("The Albanian Nation") was published, featuring 12–16 pages.
Rexhep Mitrovica (1888–1960), an activist of the national movement for independence, intellectual, and Prime Minister during a period of German occupation, was born in Mitrovica.
Isa Boletini, known as Isë Boletini, a fighter and popular military leader, organizer, and leader of the movement for national liberation, and a People's Hero, was born in Boletin, near Mitrovica.