-On November 18, 1914 the writer and linguist Francesko Soana, known by the pseudonym Dushko Vetmo, was born in Calabria, Italy. He was researcher and head of the Department of Albanian Language and Dialectology at the University of Cosenza.

-The first American to travel in space was of Albanian origin. Alan Shephard was born on November 18, 1923 in New Hampshire. He was the second man to go into space after the Russian Yuri Gagarin.

-On November 18, 1943, the Çamëria partisan battalion liberated Libohova.

-On November 18, 1969, the University of Prishtina was founded. Its establishment is considered as a historical event for the people of Kosova and for the Albanian nation.

-On November 18, 1986, the first conductor of the Army Ensemble Choir, the famous composer Gaqo Avrazi, passed away. He gave unforgettable help to the development and spread of Albanian music and song, and to the preparation of talents such as Mentor Xhemali, Gaqo Çako , Gjoni Athanas, Ibrahim Tukiçi, etc.

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