-On July 31, 1876, the uprising of the highlanders against the Ottoman invaders began in Mirdita, which continued throughout 1877.

-On July 31, 1908, the “The Union” Club of Manastir was founded. The alphabet of the Albanian language with which we write today, as well as the congress of Manastir that approved it, are closely related to his name. The club was closed by the Young Turks during the suppression of the uprising of 1910, to be restored again later.

-The Albanian Committee of Vlora and other patriots organized on July 31, 1911, at the Drashovica Bridge, a meeting attended by 3,000 people. They expressed their solidarity with the insurgents of Northern Albania and demanded the autonomy of Albania..

-On July 31, 1932, the “sculptor of the people” Kristaq Rama was born in Durrës. he Studied Fine Arts in Leningrad, present day, Saint Petersburg. Kristaq Rama trained generations of sculptors at the Academy of Fine Arts for a long time. He passed away at the age of 66, on April 11, 1998.

-On July 31, 1997, the Preparatory Meeting of Rome for the recovery of Albania after the turmoil in the country took place, with the participation of the OSCE special envoy, Franc Vranicki.

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