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In Padua, Italy, Zef (Joseph) Valentini Italian cleric of the Jesuit Order, albanologist was born.

The "Battle of Përmet" unfolded as a major offensive of the Albanian National Liberation Army against Italian forces, involving partisan battalions from the districts of Korçë, Gjirokastër, and Berat, with around 700 partisans and several dozen volunteers from territorial units, aimed at destroying enemy garrisons.

Esma Agolli was born in Tirana, an actress and Merited Artist.

Jeronim de Rada published the work entitled "Songs of Milosao", the first work of Albanian romantic literature with great artistic value, evaluated by Victor Hugo as a "perfectly romantic work".

Shefqet Peçi was born in the village of Picar in Kurvelesh, participant in the Anti-Fascist National Liberation War, Hero of the People.

Kujtim Spahivogli, theater director, lecturer, People's Artist, was born in Lushnja.

Sokol Angjeli, an actor, was born in Tirana.

The "Battle of Torviolli" was the first battle of the Albanian army, formed after the League of Lezha (1444), in the Lower Dibra, against the Ottoman army.

Pashko Vasa, writer, one of the ideologues of the National Renaissance, died in Beirut, Lebanon.

Robert Elsie, albanologist, translator and writer, was born in Vancouver (Canada).