On March 24, 1895, the teacher, journalist and translator, Karl Gurakuqi was born in Shkodër, one of the first Albanian graduates of the University of Graz, Austria. 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 Upper Shkodër Highlands uprising broke out under the leadership of Dede Gjo Luli. This event caused a series of revolts that led to the proclamation of Independence in Vlora in November 1912.

On March 24, 1919, the Albanian National Party in the US sent a telegram to US President Woodrow Wilson at the Peace Conference in Paris, asking him to preserve the independence and territorial integrity of Albania and to protest against any violation of national rights.

On March 24, 1937, clergyman and patriot Vehbi Dibra, missionary of religion and homeland, passed away. In 1909, Vehbi Dibra was elected chairman of the Congress of Dibër. He was elected the deputy Speaker of the Assembly of Vlora of 1912. One of the leaders of the uprising against the occupation of Dibër.

March 24, 1985, the great Albanian actor Sandër Prosi, People’s Artist, passed away. 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 cinema. In the gallery of roles played, the public remembers Dhaskal Todri in “The Road of Letters” and Ismail Qemali in “The Second November“. He holds the title “Honor of the Nation” since 2010.

On March 24, 1999, NATO began bombing Yugoslavia. On the same day, the Serbian soldiers carried out the massacre called the “tragedy of the teachers” where 20 Albanian teachers were murdered. This is the first stage of the purges that have caused over 10,000 victims in 2 months.

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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