On July 3, 1601, the play “The True History of the Great Skanderbeg” by Christopher Marlowe was premiered at the London Theatre.

On July 3, 1881, Hasan Tahsini, patriot, renaissance, philosopher, mathematician, psychologist, passed away. He was born in Ninat of Saranda in 1811. He finished his studies and higher studies in Istanbul and France. He was the first rector of Istanbul University. Over time, he had drawn up an alphabet of the Albanian language with 38 letters. Hasan Tahsini participated in the Commission that drafted the Albanian Alphabet of Istanbul.

On July 3, 1927, Shote Galica, Kosovan freedom fighter settled in Albania, where he passed away in Fushe-Kruja, abandoned by royal government of Tirana. Shote Galica, or Qerime Halil Radisheva, was born on October 4, 1895 in the village of Radishevë in Drenica. She was wife and comrade-in-arms to the leader of the liberation squads of Drenica and Kosova, Azem Bejta Galica. She took part in more than 40 important actions against the enemy. Strongly opposed the policy of violence and terror of the Belgrade chauvinist regime against the Albanian population in Kosova.

On July 3, 1947, Xhemal Mato, television journalist, director, creator, ecologist, was born in Saranda. He is dedicated to the association “Masmedia and Environment” for environmental problems in Albania, and the publication of the environmental newspaper “Eco-movement “. He made the first underwater movie in Albania and is the author of a large number of underwater documentaries.

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