On March 14, is celebrated the Summer Day. It is a holiday of ancient origin, inherited in particular by the citizens of Elbasan. The holiday is held in honor of nature and vegetation. The distinctive sign of this celebration is the cooking of ballokume (cakes).

On March 14, 1860, Karl Gega, an engineer of Albanian origin, died at the age of 58. Bridges, roads, railways, buildings and dams were built under his direction. Karl Gega was posthumously honored for his work and placed in the pantheon of great people.

On March 14, 1880, the linguist, patriot, professor, Teacher of the People, Aleksandër Xhuvani, was born in Elbasan. He collected many words and expressions from the language of the people, which were processed after his death in the form of a dictionary. He passed away in 196. His work was published 19 years later.

On March 14, 1919, the Tirana Hospital was opened for the first time in Tirana, by the International Red Cross. Initially, there were 20 beds and it was run by Dr. Bruck, an Austrian surgeon.

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