Faik Konica was born on March 15, 1875. In 1896, he published the magazine “Albania”, the first issue of which was published in Brussels on March 25, 1897. When Konica went to Boston, he took charge of the “Dielli” newspaper, which later, in 1912, became the official organ of the Pan Federation -Albanian “Vatra”. Faik Konica died in Washington on December 15, 1932.

On March 15, 1887, the politician and researcher Mustafa Merlika Kruja was born in Kruja. He was prime minister from December 1941 to January 1943, as well as a signatory of the country’s independence. In the Government of Ismail Qemali, he performed several ministerial duties. In 1921 he was elected deputy in the first Albanian Parliament. In the summer of 1944, Mustafa Merlika finally left his homeland. He went to Egypt, where he was described as a rival of King Zog. After the Second World War, he settled in France. He spent the last years of his life in America where he died on December 27, 1958.

On March 15, 1929, football player Qemal Vogli, Honored Master of Sports, was born in Kavaja. From 1945, he joined the “Besa” team, then “Teuta” and “Dinamo”. Called as”Black Panther” Qemal Vogli remains a legend of Albanian goalkeepers.

On March 15, 1942, Birçe Hasko, the honored artist of the stage and screen, was born in the Dukat of Vlora. The pedagogue of the Higher Institute of Arts has a rich repertoire on stage and screen, but also on Albanian Radio and Television.

On March 15, 2015, the well-known translator and linguist Petro Zheji passed away at the age of 85. Petro Zheji was born on October 16, 1929 in the city of Gjirokastra. He completed his early studies in Mathematics-Physics, later studied Language-Literature at the University of Tirana. For years he worked at the publishing house “8 Nëntori” where he made a valuable contribution to the promotion of a number of authors in the Albanian language. Zheji also helped with the translation into English of the book “Rrno per me tregue” by Father Zef Plum. Petro Zheji belongs to a constellation of authors who not only spoke Albanian.

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