On September 15, 1878, the Albanian League of Istanbul announced the program that sought to recognize Albania the right of an autonomous vilayet under the name the Vilayet of Albania. The program had seven points and was published in the newspaper “Terjumani shark” directed by Sami Frashëri.

The actor Lazër Vlashi was born in Durrës on September 15, 1919. He started his artistic activity at the People’s Theater in 1948 after an experience in the amateur theater. He has performed over 80 main and episodic roles. The artist Lazer Vlashi passed away at the age of 96 on October 9, 2015.

On September 15, 1928, the government of the United States of America recognized King Zogu I and the Albanian Kingdom.

The well-known actor Reshat Arbana was born on September 15, 1940 in Tirana. One of the most popular protagonists of Albanian cinema, Arbana has performed over 35 roles. Arbana’s first role was in 1963. After he finished his studies at the acting school Aleksander Mojsiu, near the National Theatre of Albania, in 1968 Arbana started to work at Radio Tirana. From 1977 until he retired, he worked as an actor at the National Theatre. Arbana has been distinguished for his masterful interpretation of his roles. For his acting merits he has been awarded the People’s Artist of Albania.

September 15, 1991, Albania was accepted as a full member of the International Monetary Fund, a specialized financial organization of the United Nations.

Sabiha Kasimati was born on September 15, 1912. She was an Albanian biologist, scientific worker and she was among the 22 people killed due to a bomb incident at the Soviet embassy in Tirana. In 1936, she began higher studies in biology (ichthyology branch) at the University of Turin. In 1941, she defended her doctoral thesis and returned to her homeland. She worked as a biology teacher at the “Queen Mother” Female Institute in Tirana (1941-1945). “Fishes of Albania” documented the fish of Albanian lakes, rivers and the seas and it was published under the name of the Russian scientist Anatoly Poliakov and two Albanian researchers in 1955.

Kasimati is credited with creating the idea of an Albania’s National Museum of Science. In October 2018 it was announced that a space at the Albanian National Museum of Science would be dedicated to her life story.

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