On August 27, 1462 in Livadi close Lake Ohrid, Gjergj Kastrioti had to face three expeditions sent one after the other by the Ottomans.

On August 27, 1879, the Southern Albanian League, as a branch of League of Prizren, sent a memorandum to the Porte, asking to grant Albania territorial administrative autonomy within the Ottoman Empire.

The well-known Austrian Albanologist, professor at the University of Graz, Gustav Meyer, passed away on August 27, 1900. Gustav Meyer proves the continuity Albanian-Illyrian and makes scientific justice to the place Albanian language.

On August 27, 1980, the botanist Kole Paparisto passed away. He was born in Elbasan on November 8, 1914. After studying in France for biological sciences, he worked as a teacher in the Elbasan Normal High School. He was the first President of the Institute of Natural Sciences, and of the Department of Botany. He worked for many years at the Academy of Sciences, producing many studies and scientific articles.

On August 27, 1997, the Merited Master of Sports, volleyball player Fahrie Hoti, died in Tirana. She was born in 1947. At a young age, he became active in the volleyball team of the “17 November” club of Tirana, where she played for 18 years, contributing to 30 trophies of the team. She passed away at the age of 50, and the sports hall of the “Tirana” Sports Club bears her name.

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