-September 1 is the day of the Bektashi missionary Sari Salltik Baba. He is a contemporary of Haxhi Bektash Veli and spread Bektashism in Europe, the Balkans and Albania. On this occasion, the believers make a pilgrimage to the mountain of Kruja in the holy place of Sari Salltik.

-On September 1, 1878, led Ali Pasha Gucia, the leaders of the Albanian League of Prizren of Gjakova branch, gathered on Mount Erenik, preventing Mehmet Ali Pasha from crossing to Plave e Gucia.

-On the initiative of Petro Nini Luarasi, in September 1892, six Albanian schools were opened in the territory of Kolonja, southeast of the country.

-On September 1, 1907, the population census was carried out in the holy Mount Athos of Greece, which was the largest and most important center of the Orthodox faith. It showed that most of the residents and activists were Albanian, from the ordinary workers to bankers and painters.

-On September 1, 1908, in the City of Manastir, Albanian patriots inaugurated the “Bashkimi” /The Union/ Cultural and Political Club. The club played a major role in the rise of the Albanian cultural and patriotic movement.

-The first school for girls in Tirana was opened on September 1, 1916. The first teacher was Servete Maçi.

-On September 1, 1918, the first issue of the magazine “Adriatiku” was published in Boston, USA, by the “Vatra” Federation of the Albanians in the US, in English and partially in Albanian, a tribune of Albanian thought. It was originally directed by Fan Noli.

-On September 1, 1922, the first issue of the “Albanian Red Cross” magazine was published in Tirana.

-On September 1, 1928, the X-ray service started for the first time in Albania. The first radiologist was Dr. Ismail Tartari.

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