On March 24, 1937, Vehbi Dibra, patriot, revivalist, Muslim cleric, passed away. Haxhi Vehbi Agolli, also known as Vehbi Dibra, was born in Tirana, on March 12, 1867. He was a priest, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence of Albania, the first President of the Eldership of Albania, the first President of the Muslim Community of Albania. In the Assembly of Vlora, he said about national unity that “Christians and Muslims are inseparable Albanian brothers”; in the spirit of which he issued a fatwa for the acceptability of the Kastriot flag as a national flag.

 On March 24, 1999, the North Atlantic Alliance, NATO began bombing the remaining Yugoslavia, Serbia, and Montenegro, due to violence and ethnic cleansing and the expulsion of Albanians from Kosovo. The beginning of the bombings was announced by the NATO headquarters in Brussels, General Secretary Javier Solana.

On March 24, 1895, the teacher, journalist and translator Karl Gurakuqi was born in Shkoder, one of the first Albanian graduates of the University of Graz. Karl Gurakuqi taught at the Women’s Institute. As a journalist and publicist, he has published numerous articles and studies in the notebooks of the time.

On March 24, 1911, the Mbishkodra Highlands uprising broke out under the leadership of Dede Gjo Luli. This event caused a series of revolts that led to the raising of the flag in Vlora in November 1912.

On March 24, 1985, actor Sandër Prosi, People’s Artist, died in Durrës. In 1948, he was a professional actor in the Popular Theater. In his 35-year artistic career, he performed over 100 roles, 30 of which were in cinematography. He brought to the stage with authenticity types and characters of 75 works. In the gallery of roles played by the public, remember Dhaskal Todri in “The Road of Letters” and Ismail Qemali in “The Second November”. He has created several unforgettable characters such as Vuksani in “The second face”, Horatio in Hamlet, Otello in Otello, Miller in Intrigue and Love from Schiller, Dhaskal Todri in “Letter’s way” (Albanian: Udha e shkronjave), etc.He was a professor in the Academy of Arts of Albania during 1962—1975. In 2010, Prosi was awarded the Honor of the Nation title by the President of the Republic of Albania.

Sulejman Pitarka, a great Albanian actor of the second half of the 20th century, passed away on March 24, 2007. Sulejman Pitarka has successfully played about 50 roles in the National Theater of Tirana and another 20 in the cinema. He entered the history of Albanian drama as the author of the drama “The Fisherman’s Family”.

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