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Gaspër Pali, lyric poet, passed away.

In Kaçanik, Kosovo, Besnik Begunca was born—a member and martyr of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).

In California, USA, Alan Shepard—the first American astronaut, with Albanian origins from Dardha, Korçë—passed away.

"The Assembly of Cepo" was organized, the gathering of patriotic bands of Southern Albania held at the Cepo monastery (Gjirokastër), where the demand for the autonomy of Albania presented by the rebels of the Malësia e Mbishkodra in the Greçë Memorandum was supported.

Beqir Ajazi was born in Dibra e Madhe, a political activist, journalist, and translator.

Ilia Dede, a poet, journalist, and screenwriter, was born in Delvina.

In Arbanasi, southeast of Zara (Croatia), Giacomo Vuxani was born, a politician and Albanian-Italian patriot.

Arshi Pipa, a writer, translator, and scholar passed away in Washington, D.C.

Anton Logoreci, a prominent Albanian writer and journalist, was born into a family with patriotic traditions in Shkodër.

Anton Logoreci, a prominent Albanian writer and journalist, was born into a family with patriotic traditions in Shkodër.