Kostandin Kristoforidhi was born in Elbasan, a cultivator and researcher of the Albanian language, an activist of the National Renaissance in education and culture.
The "Vushtrri Massacre" took place, a massacre committed by the military and police forces of Serbia against the Albanian civilian population in Vushtrri, in which over 60 people were killed.
The "Battle of Dibra" took place between the Albanian army led by Skënderbeu, against the Ottoman troops commanded by Moisi Golemi, who had already betrayed him in the Battle of Berat (1455).