The Albanian nation commemorates its legendary Hero, Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg, a great strategist and statesman who led the fight for freedom and independence against the Ottoman occupation, aiming for the political and state unification of the Albanian people.
Bajram Curri, the distinguished patriot and democrat, leader of the movement for the liberation of the National Union, and People's Hero, was born in Gjakova.
Fejzi Micolli (1919–1945), an activist of the National Liberation Anti-Fascist War and a People's Hero, was killed at the Tamara Bridge in the Great Highlands.
In Boston, United States, one of the most prominent figures of the Albanian National Renaissance, Parashqevi Qiriazi, published the first issue of the biweekly political, historical, linguistic, literary, educational, and cultural magazine "Ylli i mëngjesit."
In Catanzaro, Italy, the biweekly political, literary, and cultural newspaper "La Nazione Albanese" ("The Albanian Nation") was published, featuring 12–16 pages.