Volmari Iso-Hollo

Finnish athletics competitor (1907-1969).

Born January 5th, 1907 in Ylöjärvi.

Died June 23rd, 1969 at 62 years old in Heinola.

Joost Schmidt

German typographer (1893-1948).

Born January 5th, 1893 in Wunstorf.

Died December 2nd, 1948 at 55 years old in Nuremberg.

Clifford Grey

English songwriter, actor and screenwriter (1887–1941).

Born January 5th, 1887 in Birmingham.

Died September 25th, 1941 at 54 years old in Ipswich (myocardial infarction).

Karl Allgöwer

German footballer.

Born January 5th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Geislingen an der Steige.

Jiří Hrdina

Czech ice hockey player.

Born January 5th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Mladá Boleslav.

Derrick Atkins

Bahama athletics competitor.

Born January 5th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Jamaica.

Diego Vera

Uruguayan footballer.

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

Mario de Luna

Mexican footballer.

Born January 5th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Aguascalientes City.

Eddy Pieters Graafland

Dutch footballer (1934-2020).

Born January 5th, 1934 in Amsterdam.

Died April 28th, 2020 at 86 years old in Barendrecht. ^[ref]

Cenk İldem

Turkish wrestler (born 1986).

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

Licínio Rangel

Brazilian bishop.

Born January 5th, 1936 in Campos dos Goytacazes.

Died December 16th, 2002 at 66 years old in Campos dos Goytacazes. ^[ref]

Julio Garavito Armero

Colombian astronomer and mathematician (1865-1920).

Born January 5th, 1865 in Bogotá. ^[ref]

Died March 11th, 1920 at 55 years old in Bogotá. ^[ref]

Jumber Patiashvili

Soviet-georgian politician; first secretary of the communist party of georgia.

Born January 5th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Lagodekhi.

Frederick Converse

American classical music composer (1871-1940).

Born January 5th, 1871 in Newton.

Died June 8th, 1940 at 69 years old in Westwood.

Lauri Pihkala

Finnish sportsman (1888–1981).

Born January 5th, 1888 in Pihtipudas.

Died May 20th, 1981 at 93 years old in Helsinki.

Crispin Duenas

Canadian archer.

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

José Perdomo

Uruguayan footballer.

Born January 5th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Salto.

Benedikt Livshits

Russian writer (1886–1938).

Born January 5th, 1887 in Odesa.

Died May 15th, 1939 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg (gunshot wound).

Chema Rodríguez

Spanish handball player.

Born January 5th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Palencia.

André Simon

French racing driver.

Born January 5th, 1920 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died July 11th, 2012 at 92 years old in Évian-les-Bains.

David Adams

South african tennis player.

Born January 5th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Cape Town, Durban.

Giuseppe Gibilisco

Italian athletics competitor and bobsledder.

Born January 5th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Syracuse.

Jacques Laurent

French writer (1919-2000).

Born January 5th, 1919 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Died December 29th, 2000 at 81 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.

Giorgi Baramidze

Georgian politician.

Born January 5th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Tbilisi. ^[ref]

Mihail Ganev

Bulgarian wrestler.

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