On May 27, 1941, he was executed hanging in Tirana, the youngest 21 year old. On May 17, that year, he fired five bullets, Victor Emmanuel III, when the car crash was passing through Durres. Vasil Lait’s assassination was the spark that sparked the great anti-fascist uprising of our people. The patriot from Saranda’s Piqerasi, for ten days resisted torture and the fascist military trial sentenced him to death.
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15 January 1851, was born the great Romanian poet Mihal Eminescu; of Albanian origin
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15 January 1827, was exposed in Louvre of Paris the picture “Gratë Suljote”
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15 January 1891, was born the Albanologist Franc Babinger
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15 January 1897, was published the first number of “Albanian Nation” newspaper