On September 24th , 1457 Albanian fighters who fell in the battle of Albulena, were buried in the Cathedral of Saint Mary, at Shumeri village, three kilometers away from Mamurras, which was destroyed afterwards from the Turkish. The albanologist Johan von Hahn has written regarding this chapel. It was about 25 meters length and 18 meters width. Besides numerous icons, It was decorated with two rows of frescos.
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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