On March 19th, 1703, was born the Venetian painter Felice Skavioni, the author of many compositions with historical theme. Inspired by the remarkable friendship with the intellectual Albanian Gjika Elena, otherwise known as Dora d’Istria in the world, he held several tableaus with Albanian theme “Albanian Officer”, “Albanian janissaries”, etc. A special place in his works with Albanian theme has the portrait of Elena Gjika.
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8 May, National Day of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent
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8 May 1786, was premiered the “Skanderbeg” tragedy on the stage of the French Theater in Paris
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8 May 1910, took place the battle of Carralaves, between the Albanian insurgents and Ottoman armies
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8 May 1926, was concluded the agreement between the Albanian Government and the Serbian-Albanian Bank
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8 May 1937, King Zog I decreed the Law on Changing the Names of Some Cities, Villages, Wards, Rivers, etc