The Albanian iconographers Konstantin brothers and Athanas Zografi, on February 20th, 1744, completed the church wall painting “The Birth of the Virgin Mary” in the famous Monastery of Ardenica. The frescoes realized by their paintbrush have great dimensions; diverse compositions, rich ethnographic and painted clothes and are known for the artistic craftsmanship high level. Two brothers and their two boys have decorated the churches and cathedrals that today are turning into culture monuments in Korca, Berat, Voskopoja, Vithkuq, Apollonia, Vanaj of Lushnja, etc. Also, in 1765 they have worked their frescoes in Athos of Greece.
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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