On March 16, 1902, Sokrat Mio, the pioneer of the Albanian director, was born in Korça. He started his artistic activity in Tirana in 1945, as a director. Until 1953, he staged about 15 plays. In 1950, he returned to Korça, where he gave his valuable contribution to the establishment and consolidation of the theater. He passed away on August 14, 1992.

On March 16, 1923, the well-known actor and playwright of the Albanian stage, Besim Levonja, Merited Artist was born in Elbasan. After Liberation, he worked as an actor and director at the People’s Theater and the State Theater. In addition, he wrote several comedies and plays. Besim Levonja died in Tirana on June 21, 1968.

On March 16, 1939, Visar Dodani, patriot, poet and publicist, passed away. Visar Dodani was born in Korça, in the south of Albania, in 1857. In 1880, he moved to Bucharest, Romania, where he joined the Albanian association Drita, the main organization of the Albanian National Renaissance. “Drita” was an Albanian newspaper and was published under the administration of Dodani. In Romania, Dodani often wrote articles in Romanian newspapers related to Albanian issues. Visar Dodani was also a founding member of the nationalist Albanian Orthodox League. In 1898 he published a folklore collection of 247 pages, printed in the printing house of the Albanian Colony of Bucharest. In 1915, Dodani settled in Geneva, Switzerland. He became involved in Albanian diplomatic efforts there, serving as secretary of the Albanian National Committee led by Turhan Pasha and later by George Adamidi. In the autumn of 1919, Dodani returned to Romania. Visar Donani died in Bucharest.

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