Ahmet Daut Boriçi was born on July 5, 1866. He laid the first corner stone for the creation of Albanian Customs, drafting the general customs tariff in 1921. The first customs law, signed by the chief director of Customs, Ahmet Boriçi, is dated August 20, 1922. He died in February 1942.

On July 5, 1925, the distinguished professor Sami Repishti was born in Shkodër. In 1946, he was arrested by the communist regime and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Then escapes to Yugoslavia and then to Italy. For 25 years he taught in American high schools and at “Adelphi” University as an external lecturer. It has a rich scientific and publishing activity, mainly in English and Albanian.

On July 5, 1987, Vexhi Buharaja, a well-known researcher, orientalist and translator, passed away . He was born in Berat on May 12, 1920. He has translated that part of the works of Naim Frashëri that was in Persian language, but also the works of Sami Frashëri and the great writers of the region.

On July 5, 2008, Friar Zef Bisha was ordained a priest in the Cathedral of Vau Deja. He belongs to the Jesuit Order, founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola. This is the first year he has been ordained, since the reopening of churches in Albania. The last ordained Jesuit was Friar Gjergj Vata in 1955, which took place in secrecy in Shkodër.