-On November 23, 1843, Bernard Bilota, an Arbëresh poet, linguist and folklorist was born in Coseza, Italy. He was among the initiators of the two Arbëresh linguistic congresses that took place during 1895-1897.

-On November 23, 1909, Lorenc Antoni was born in Kosova. He was a composer, conductor, musicologist, and founder in 1948 of the first music school in Kosova.

-On the eve of the Congress of Lushnja and the war of Vlora on November 23, 1919, the patriotic society “Vëllazeria” /Brotherhood/ was founded in Gjirokastër.

On November 23, 1989, the composer Pjetër Dungu, founder of the brass orchestra in Durrës and for a long time the director of the artistic ensemble “Durrësi”, passed away. As a bequest of the composer Pjetër Dungu, the music of the first mass in Durrës that celebrated the return of Religion to Albania was performed on her keyboard of his piano.

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