On June 9, 1457, Pope Callistus III addressed a letter to Skanderbeg, where he expressed the Pope’s position on the battles of the Albanian Hero. Through the letter, Pope Callistus III informs Skanderbeg that he has launched a well-built and armed ship to assist him.

On June 9, 1643, the clergyman, writer and researcher Frang Bardhi, who has also taken place in foreign encyclopedias, passed away. Bardhi prepared and published the “Latin-Albanian Dictionary” with 2500 terms and over 100 proverbs and also a book on George Kastrioti Skanderbeg.

On June 9, 1835, the battle of Kiri took place. From the diary of events in Shkodër, from the outbreak of the uprising against the Ottoman rule, led by Hamza Kazazi until its suppression, we learn about bloody battles where plenty of people were killed.

On June 9, 1924, the democratic forces of June Revolution of 1824, took Peqin and Kavaja by fighting, while the next day Elbasan fell and they entered Tirana triumphantly. Ahmet Zogu and his men escaped to Yugoslavia.

On June 9, 1937, for the first time The Durrës Beach was made public and advertised as a holiday and tourism destination. Villas cabins for citizens were built. The owners of the cabins were Rexhep Breshka and Noti Strati.

On June 9, 1947, the Security Council of the United Nations Organization adopted the resolution for the transfer of the case of the Corfu Incident with the British warships to the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

On June 9, 1971, the forgotten and exiled Sejfulla Malishova, known in the world of Albanian letters by the nickname Lame Kodra, passed away in Fier. He graduated in medicine but dedicated his whole life to politics and art. He supported the June Revolution and after its suppression he emigrated abroad and joined the communist movement. He lived in Moscow for 15 years. In the first years after liberation, he held high management positions. In February 1946, he was described as an opportunist and anti-party element, and the ordeal of persecution began until he passed away.

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