Danijel Miličević

Swiss footballer.

Born January 5th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Bellinzona.

Adrian Cioroianu

Romanian politician, academic and writer.

Born January 5th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Craiova.

Valeria Lynch

Argentine singer.

Born January 5th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Buenos Aires.

Padmini Rout

Indian chess player.

Born January 5th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Barambagarh. ^[ref]

Adam Jahn

American footballer.

Born January 5th, 1991 (age 35 years) in El Macero. ^[ref]

Mai Charoenpura

Thai singer and actress.

Born January 5th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Bangkok.

Qian Qichen

Chinese politician (1928-2017).

Born January 5th, 1928 in Jiading.

Died May 9th, 2017 at 89 years old in Beijing.

Maynard Solomon

American music executive and musicologist; co-founder of vanguard records, music producer, and writer on music (1930-2020).

Born January 5th, 1930 in Manhattan.

Died September 28th, 2020 at 90 years old in Manhattan. ^[ref]

Joseph B. Kershaw

Confederate army general (1822-1894).

Born January 5th, 1822 in Camden.

Died April 13th, 1894 at 72 years old in South Carolina.

Walter Brandmüller

Catholic cardinal.

Born January 5th, 1929 (age 97 years) in Ansbach.

Arthur H. Robinson

American geographer (1915-2004).

Born January 5th, 1915 in Montreal.

Died October 10th, 2004 at 89 years old in Madison. ^[ref]

Edward Givens

American astronaut (1930-1967).

Born January 5th, 1930 in Quanah.

Died June 6th, 1967 at 37 years old in Houston (traffic collision).

M.R. Srinivasan

Former chairman of atomic energy commission india.

Born January 5th, 1930 in Bengaluru.

Died May 20th, 2025 at 95 years old

Hande Kader cinayeti

Turkish transgender woman.

Born January 5th, 1993 in Şanlıurfa.

Died August 8th, 2016 at 23 years old in Istanbul. ^[ref]

Paul Wertico

American drummer.

Born January 5th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Chicago.

Maruja Mallo

Galician artist; surrealist painter (1902-1995).

Born January 5th, 1902 in Viveiro. ^[ref]

Died November 6th, 1995 at 93 years old in Madrid. ^[ref]

Hana El Zahed

Egyptian actress.

Born January 5th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Cairo.

Cláudio Coutinho

Brazilian football manager (1939-1981).

Born January 5th, 1939 in Dom Pedrito.

Died November 27th, 1981 at 42 years old in Rio de Janeiro (death from scuba diving, drowning).

W. D. Snodgrass

American poet (1926–2009).

Born January 5th, 1926 in Beaver Falls.

Died January 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in Madison County (lung cancer).

Adriana Christian Ocampo Uria

Colombian planetary geologist.

Born January 5th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Barranquilla.

Giuseppe Materazzi

Italian football manager (born 1946).

Born January 5th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Arborea.

Rebecca Lancefield

American microbiologist (1895–1981).

Born January 5th, 1895 in Fort Wadsworth. ^[ref]

Died March 3rd, 1981 at 86 years old in New York City.

Sissieretta Jones

American soprano singer.

Born January 5th, 1868 in Portsmouth.

Died June 24th, 1933 at 65 years old in Providence.

Chuck McKinley

American tennis player (1941-1986).

Born January 5th, 1941 in St. Louis.

Died August 10th, 1986 at 45 years old in Dallas (brain cancer).

Melchor Ocampo

Mexican politician (1814-1861).

Born January 5th, 1814 in Maravatío Municipality.

Died June 3rd, 1861 at 47 years old in Tepeji del Río de Ocampo Municipality.