In the Laura Monastery on Mount Athos (Eastern Greece), Jan Kukuzeli, a prominent figure in Byzantine musical culture, singer, composer, and music theorist, passed away.
The First Arbëresh Congress for the language convened, an assembly of the Arbëresh of Italy at the end of the 19th century, aimed at coordinating the efforts of patriots regarding issues of the Albanian language and the struggle for the Independence of Albania.
In Cairo, the first issue of the magazine "Toska" (1901–1902) was published, a political, social, cultural, and literary magazine; some of the writings were in French.