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Ymer Dishnica, a political activist, participant in the National Anti-Fascist Liberation War, and one of the leaders of the Party of Labor of Albania, passed away.

Jup Kastrati, a philologist, professor, and Teacher of the People, passed away.

In Rome, Eleuterio Francesco Fortino, an Arbëresh priest, passed away. He was labeled by the Italian press as the "giant of ecumenism."

In Vienna, Johan Georg von Hahn (Johan von Georg Hahn), a German linguist, Albanologist, jurist, and diplomat, passed away.

In Shkodër, Kolë Kamsi was born. He was a teacher of language and literature, a collector and researcher of the folklore of the Arbëresh settlements in Italy, and was recognized as a Teacher of the People.

In Elbasan, Papa Josif Mihali was born. He was a Catholic cleric of the Byzantine rite and a martyr of the Church.

In Shkodër, Marie Logoreci was born. She was an actress and a People's Artist.

During the war for the liberation of Kërçova (now in North Macedonia), Hibe Palikuqi, a participant in the National Anti-Fascist Liberation War, was killed, becoming a People's Heroine.

In Paris, Hysni Kapo, one of the leaders of the Albanian Communist Party, the National Anti-Fascist Liberation War, and the Albanian state after liberation, passed away. He was recognized as a People's Hero and a Hero of Socialist Labor.

In Tirana, Lazër Radi, a jurist, publicist, poet, and translator, passed away.