In Dibra, near Ornik, on May 24th, 1456, was held the battle between the Ottoman armies and Albanian wizards led by Skanderbeg. Albanian forces surrounded their enemies on an iron ring. Most of the Ottomans remained on the battlefield and only a small number of them could escape.
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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