Forugh Farrokhzad

Iranian poet (1935-1967).

Born January 5th, 1935 in Tehran. ^[ref]

Died February 13th, 1967 at 32 years old in Tafresh (traffic collision).

Rei Sakuma

Japanese voice actress.

Born January 5th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Chiba Prefecture.

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).

John Kosmina

Australian soccer player.

Born January 5th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Adelaide.

Qian Qichen

Chinese politician (1928-2017).

Born January 5th, 1928 in Jiading District.

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

Ioan P. Culianu

Romanian academic (1950-1991).

Born January 5th, 1950 in Iași. ^[ref]

Died May 21st, 1991 at 41 years old in Chicago. ^[ref]

Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria

Bulgarian princess (1898-1985).

Born January 5th, 1898 in Sofia.

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

Klaus Bonhoeffer

German reistance fighter (1901-1945).

Born January 5th, 1901 in Wrocław.

Died April 23rd, 1945 at 44 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma).

Mai Charoenpura

Thai singer and actress.

Born January 5th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Bangkok.

Arthur H. Robinson

American geographer.

Born January 5th, 1915 in Montreal. ^[ref]

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