Hodo Sokoli successfully led the protection of Hoti and Gruda, which ended with the withdrawal of Montenegrin forces and the failure of their plans to conquer Albanian lands. He led 5000 valiant highlanders, against 10000 soldiers and Montenegrin officers in numerous battles that lasted from April to July. The last defeat the Montenegrins suffered on July 28, 1880.
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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