In Bressanone, Italy, Karl Gurakuqi, an educator and director of education, author of teaching materials, publicist, and leader of educational press bodies, passed away.
Monsignor Rrok Mirdita, Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tirana – Durrës and Chairman of the Episcopal Conference of Albania (1996–2000), passed away.
The "Action of Partisan Squad Units" took place, the first action on a national scale during the Anti-Fascist National Liberation War for the liberation of several centers of the country.