Today, the Albanian World celebrates the birth anniversary of our immortal encyclopaedist, Sami Frashëri. He was born in Frashër of Përmet on June 1st, 1850. He has left over 57 works in Albanian, Turkish and Arabic. He is the author of the Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire, a unique case in the world. His personal library had over 20 thousand volumes.
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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