Masami Tanaka

Japanese swimmer.

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

Ahmad Agdamski

Azerbaijani opera singer (1884-1954).

Born January 5th, 1884 in Shusha.

Died April 1st, 1954 at 70 years old in Agdash.

Ozren Bonačić

Croatian water polo player.

Born January 5th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Zagreb.

Håvard Vad Petersson

Norwegian male curler.

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

Ferdinand von Roemer

German geologist (1818–1891).

Born January 5th, 1818 in Hildesheim.

Died December 14th, 1891 at 73 years old in Wrocław.

Nermina Lukac

Swedish actress.

Born January 5th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Montenegro.

Vasil Metodiev

Bulgarian footballer (1935-2019).

Born January 5th, 1935 in Sandanski.

Died July 29th, 2019 at 84 years old in Sofia. ^[ref]

Elfi Eder

Austrian female alpine skier.

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

Angela Vode

Yugoslavian political and human rights activist (1892-1985).

Born January 5th, 1892 in Ljubljana.

Died May 5th, 1985 at 93 years old in Ljubljana.

Sophy Gray

South african architect (1814–1871).

Born January 5th, 1814 in Easington.

Died April 27th, 1871 at 57 years old in Bishopscourt.

Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy

French tennis player.

Born January 5th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Nîmes.

Fernando Quesada

Spanish footballer.

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

Filip Adamski

German-polish rower.

Born January 5th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Wrocław.

Damir Xafizullin

Russian ice hockey player.

Born January 5th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Kazan. ^[ref]

Ion Echaide

Spanish footballer.

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

Kim Kuk-jin

North korean footballer.

Born January 5th, 1989 (age 37 years) in North Korea.

Ramzy Al-Duhami

Saudi arabian equestrian.

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

Katrin Olsen

Danish-faroese rower.

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

Nannie de Villiers

South african tennis player.

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

Carl Engler

German chemist (1842-1925).

Born January 5th, 1842 in Weisweil.

Died February 7th, 1925 at 83 years old in Karlsruhe.

Mootez Zaddem

Tunisian association football player.

Born January 5th, 2001 (age 25 years) in Sousse.

Nikolay Abramov

Soviet and russian footballer (1950–2005).

Born January 5th, 1950 in Kotelniki.

Died August 6th, 2005 at 55 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Giovanni d’Aniello

Italian nuncio.

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

Elizabeth Maruma Mrema

Tanzanian biodiversity leader and lawyer.

Born January 5th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Moshi Municipal District. ^[ref]

Giorgi Arsenishvili

Georgian mathematician and politician (1942-2010).

Born January 5th, 1942 in Khirsa.

Died November 17th, 2010 at 68 years old in Tbilisi (myocardial infarction).