-On September 25, 1463, Scanderbeg became an honorary citizen of the Republic of Venice. A month later, Venice had sent to Albania 1300 soldiers and financial assistance for the Albanian Army.

-On September 25, 1880, the General of the Porte, Riza Pasha, announced a curfew in Shkodër. He blocked the road to Ulqin to stop the supply of volunteers and disarmed the city’s forces.

-On September 25, 1909, the painter, decor designer and architect Shadan Toptani was born in Istanbul. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Milan for architecture and decor designing. He has the greatest creativity in the Opera and Ballet House as a decor designer of many operas and ballets. Shadan Toptani designed the buildings of culture houses in several cities of the country too.

-On September 25, 2007, Father Zef Pllumi passed away at the age of 83 in the Gemelli hospital in Rome. He was born on August 28, 1924, in Mali i Rrencit in a family originating from Shkreli. He was a Franciscan priest, who spent 26 years in the prisons of communist regime. Father Zef Pllumi is the author of several books, such as the trilogy “Rrno per me tregue” /Live to tell/, “The great Franciscans”, “Frati i Pashalarave bushatllinj” /The Friar of the Bashatlli Paschallars/ and the preface to poem “Lahuta e Malcis” ‘The Lute of the Mountains/ of Gjergj Fishta. In 2006 Father Zef Pllumi was decorated with the “Honour of the Nation” Order “, as a representative of the cultural and human wealth, as a true institution that resisted the most difficult regimes and times and as a symbol of the free citizen, the vision of which is inspired by European values”. In 2006, Father Zef Pllumi received the Penda e Artë /Golden Pen/ literary award for his trilogy of memoirs “Live to Tell Tell. A year later, on September 25, 2007, he passed away and his remains rest in Shkodër.

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