17 Apr Albanian hero, Skanderbeg
Skanderbeg, byname of George Kastrioti, or Castriota, Albanian Gjergj Kastrioti, (born 1405, Dibër—died Jan. 17, 1468, Lezhë, Albania), national hero of the Albanians. A son of John (Gjon) Kastrioti, prince of Emathia, George was early given as hostage to the Turkish sultan. Converted to Islām and...