Aleksandër Stavre Drenova

Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, commonly known by the pen name Asdreni, was an Albanian poet, rilindas, translator, writer and the author of the poem which later became the national anthem of Albania. He is regarded as one of the most influential Albanian writers of the 20th century and composed most of his Albanian Renaissance-inspired known works during that period.

11 April 1872

Born on the same birth day (11 April): Aleksandr Averin (cyclist) • António de Spínola • Arthur Shrewsbury • Bret Saberhagen • David Zeisberger • Eleni Tsaligopoulou • Frederick I, Elector of Saxony • George J. Maloof Sr. • Ivane Javakhishvili • Jim Hearn • John Alcock (organist) • Lewis Jones (rugby, born 1931) • Lisa Stansfield • Marta Breen • Paul Fox (musician) • Paul Henry (painter) • Pierre Péladeau • Ron Pember • Veronica Pyke • Àlex Corretja

Born in the same month (April 1872): Abdullah Yusuf Ali • Alexander Roda Roda • Alice Salomon • C. B. Fry • Harry Payne Whitney • John Cameron (footballer, born 1872) • Léon Blum • Princess Margaret of Prussia • Samuel Cate Prescott