-On July 18, 1881, the society of printing Albanian letters was founded in Bucharest.

-In July 1924, a group of high school girls from Gjirokastër formed the cultural society “Studenti” /The Student/. Its contribution was noted in music, theater, literature and sports.

-On July 18, 1930, the writer Fatos Arapi was born in Vlora. Graduated in Bulgaria, at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Sofia, he contributed to the profession of economist at the State Planning Commission and then as a lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and History of Philology. After trials in journalism, we find him as a freelance writer. Fatos Arapi, who is known to the writer of poetic volumes, novelettes, novels, critical articles, literary studies and poetic translations, has been the winner of literary awards several times.

-On July 18, 1999, the veteran of the Albanian stage and screen Pandi Raidhi passed away. 200 roles in the theater and 36 in the cinematography during 45 years of artistic career make the artist from Korça, one of the prominent and beloved figures of Albanian stage and screen art. He was among the 10 actors who founded the Andon Zako Cajupi Theater of Korce and played one of the main characters in the first Albanian feature movie “Tana”.

-On July 18, 2003, the writer Sotir Andoni passed away. He was born in 1925 in Ziçisht of Devoll. After the war, he worked as director of the House of Culture in Korça and editor-in-chief of the local newspaper “Perpara” /Forward/. In 1945, he was convicted of “hostile activity and attempted escape.” After two years, he was released to be sentenced to regular labor for the rest of his life. He was a worthy follower of Mitrush Kuteli’s school. The period after the 1990s, Sotiri lived actively, being elected a member of the Municipal Council of Korça, where he helped as an educated and high level person. After, he immigrated to the US, and continued his literary and journalistic activities.

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