Franck Montagny

Racecar driver.

Born January 5th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Feurs.

Johannes Kaiser

Chilean politician (1976-).

Born January 5th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Santiago.

Wieland Wagner

German opera director (1917–1966).

Born January 5th, 1917 in Bayreuth. ^[ref]

Died October 17th, 1966 at 49 years old in Munich (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Glenn Strömberg

Swedish association football player and expert commentator.

Born January 5th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Gothenburg.

Juan Goytisolo

Spanish writer (1931-2017).

Born January 5th, 1931 in Barcelona.

Died June 4th, 2017 at 86 years old in Marrakesh. ^[ref]

Ioan P. Culianu

Romanian academic (1950-1991).

Born January 5th, 1950 in Iași.

Died May 21st, 1991 at 41 years old in Chicago.

Erdal Beşikcioğlu

Turkish actor (born 1970).

Born January 5th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Ankara.

Döme Sztójay

Hungarian-serb politician executed for war crimes (1883-1946).

Born January 5th, 1883 in Vršac.

Died August 22nd, 1946 at 63 years old in Budapest (execution).

Klaus Bonhoeffer

German reistance fighter (1901-1945).

Born January 5th, 1901 in Wrocław.

Died April 23rd, 1945 at 44 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).

Johnny Adams

American blues, jazz and gospel singer (1932–1998).

Born January 5th, 1932 in New Orleans.

Died September 14th, 1998 at 66 years old in Baton Rouge (stomach cancer).

Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria

Bulgarian princess (1898-1985).

Born January 5th, 1898 in Sofia.

Died October 4th, 1985 at 87 years old in Friedrichshafen.

Mélanie Bernier

French actress.

Born January 5th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Grasse.

Vera Molnár

Hungarian artist (1924–2023).

Born January 5th, 1924 in Budapest. ^[ref]

Died December 7th, 2023 at 99 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

José María Iglesias Inzárruga

President of mexico (1823-1891).

Born January 5th, 1823 in Mexico City.

Died December 17th, 1891 at 68 years old in Mexico City.

Renuka Singh

Indian politician.

Born January 5th, 1964 (age 62 years).

Karel Geraerts

Belgian footballer and manager.

Born January 5th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Genk.

Maartin Allcock

English multi-instrumentalist musician and record producer.

Born January 5th, 1957 in Middleton.

Died September 16th, 2018 at 61 years old in London (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Dimitrios Gounaris

Greek politician.

Born January 5th, 1867 in Patras.

Died November 28th, 1922 at 55 years old in Memorial of the Six, Goudi (gunshot wound). ^[ref]

Jack Lovelock

New zealand athlete (1910-1949).

Born January 5th, 1910 in Crushington.

Died December 28th, 1949 at 39 years old in Church Avenue (railway accident).

Joško Jeličić

Croatian footballer.

Born January 5th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Solin.

Noah Mbamba

Belgian association football player.

Born January 5th, 2005 (age 21 years) in Brussels-Capital Region.

Hadis Najafi

Woman killed by the military forces.

Born January 5th, 2000 in Karaj.

Died September 21st, 2022 at 22 years old in Karaj.

Simona Caparrini

Italian actress.

Born January 5th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Florence.

Joseph Erlanger

American doctor (1874-1965).

Born January 5th, 1874 in San Francisco.

Died December 5th, 1965 at 91 years old in St. Louis.

Yohana Cobo

Spanish actress (1985-).

Born January 5th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Madrid.