On May 25, 1846, one of the brightest figures of the renaissance, the poet and patriot, Naim Frashëri, was born in Frashër of Përmet, in many ways regarded as Albanian national poet. From 1880 until he passed away in 1900, he wrote the poems “Albania”, the poetic volume “Dreams”, the pastoral poem “Cattle and agriculture”, “History of Scanderbeg “, and “Karbala “. Naim Frashëri, alongside Sami Frashëri and Konstandin Kristoforidhi, played a fundamental role to the new literary Albanian language, which he wrote with a special richness of vocabulary. His remains were brought to Albania in 1937. The influence of Naim Frashëri, during his life and after his death, was enormous, not only on the Albanian writers of the time and until the present days.

On May 25, 1848, the prominent Czech albanologist Jan Urban Jarnik was born. He has given a great help in the study of Albanian language and folklore.

On May 25, 1907, the jurist, lecturer and translator Fejzi Dobi was born in Izmir, Turkey. In 1922 he returned to his homeland and taught at the Shkodër High School and then at the Lyceum of Korça and simultaneously wrote and translated. In 1951, he was declared an element against the government. After rehabilitation, he worked as a translator and lawyer until he retired.

On May 25, 1911, the battle of Hoti took place, part of the Uprising against the Young Turks in the Shkodër Mountains, led by Dede Gjo Luli.

On May 25, 1919, on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the tragedy “Othello” was published in Boston US, in Albanian language, albanianized by prominent Fan Noli. This is the first classical work that was translated from English to Albanian.

On May 25, 1924, during the development of Democratic Bourgeois Revolution taking place in Albania, forces the forces led by Bajram Curri liberated Kruma. Then they took Kalaja e Dodës where Zogite supporters were concentrated, to continue their march towards Dibra and Mati.

On May 25, 1937, the first issue of the illustrated cultural and literary magazine “Bota e Re” /The New World/ was published in Korça. It was directed by the journalist Zhan Gorguzi.

On May 25, 1957, the Professional Variety Theater of the city of Fier was established.

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