In a place called Bokë e Devës (Gjakovë), on a road in the minefield laid by Serbian forces, Sadedin Shehu, a fighter of the Kosovo Liberation Army and a martyr, was killed.
Hajdar Tafa, a participant in the National Liberation Anti-Fascist War and in the People's Defense units, a People's Hero, was killed in the Fan area of Mirdita.
Jeronim de Rada, a poet, journalist, folklorist, philologist, founder of Arbëreshë literature and culture, activist of the National Renaissance, and People's Teacher, was born in the village of Macchia Albanese in Calabria.
