In a church in Mat, on November 8, 1462, the first document [official so far] of the Albanian language, “The Baptism Formula”, was written by Pal Engjëlli.

On November 8, 1811, the Illyrian regiment was created in the Army of Napoleon Bonaparte. This battalion was expanded to eight companies and its name was changed, initially from “Panduret e Kataro” to “Albanian battalion”.

In Istanbul, on November 8, 1908, the first issue of the biweekly newspaper “Bashkimi” /The Union/ directed by Mihal Shahin Tepelena was published. It was published in the Albanian language with the Istanbul alphabet and dealt with political and social problems.

On November 8, 1922, lawyer and journalist Jusuf Alibali was born in Shkodër.

On November 8, 1923, in the Treaty of Lausanne, which provided for the exchange of Greek and Turkish populations, the muslim part of the Albanians of Çamëria were tragically left out of the treaty.

The commercial secondary school of Vlora opened on November 8, 1924.

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