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Arbën Xhaferi, a politician and publicist, passed away in Skopje.

In the military confrontation with the Serbian forces, Remzi Ademaj, an activist and fighter of the Kosovo Liberation Army, was martyred.

Cesk Zadeja, composer, People's Artist, professor, and external member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo, one of the most prominent representatives of the professional Albanian musical tradition, passed away in Rome.

By order of the General Staff, the "1st Assault Brigade of the Albanian National Liberation Army," the first formation of this size within the Albanian National Liberation Army, was inaugurated.

Naim S. Frashëri, a theater and film actor, People's Artist, and Hero of Socialist Work, was born in Leskovik.

The "National Educational Congress of Lushnja" was convened to determine the physiognomy and national spirit of education in the independent Albanian state.

In the village of Lanaj in Kukës, Sheh Ali Bogdani was born, a high-ranking Muslim cleric and deputy mufti of Luma.

Rrok Gera was born in Shkodër and was an economist, correspondent member of the Financial Commission of the League of Nations in Geneva, Minister of Finance, and Minister of National Economy, as well as co-director of the magazine "Albanian Economist."

Josif Bageri, a poet, writer, publicist, and activist of the National Renaissance, was born in the village of Nistrovë in Upper Reka, which at that time belonged to the Sanjak of Dibra.

Kolë Idromeno (Nikolle), a painter, photographer, and architect known as the Painter of the People, was born in Shkodër.