In Elbasan, Aleks Buda was born, a prominent figure in Albanian historiography and culture in the second half of the 20th century, the first chairman of the Academy of Sciences of Albania (1972–1993), and a People’s Teacher.
The "Constitution of Kaçanik" was approved, which is the constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, adopted on September 7, 1990, by the Assembly of Kosovo, known by the place of its proclamation.
During the second offensive of Serbian forces against Jablonica (Kosovo), Driton Zeneli, a fighter of the Kosovo Liberation Army, was killed and became a martyr.
