Nihel Cheikh Rouhou

Tunisian judoka.

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

Liesbet De Vocht

Belgian cyclist.

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

André Henri Constant van Hasselt

Belgian writer (1806–1874).

Born January 5th, 1806 in Maastricht.

Died December 1st, 1874 at 68 years old in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.

Douglas Chapman

Scottish politician (born 1955).

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

Yvette Higgins

Australian water polo player.

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

Pavel Arsyonov

Russian actor and film director (1936–1999).

Born January 5th, 1936 in Tbilisi.

Died August 12th, 1999 at 63 years old in Moscow.

Rita Kühne

East german sprinter.

Born January 5th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Dresden.

Takumi Hashimoto

Japanese association football player.

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

Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski

Polish general and resistance fighter.

Born January 5th, 1893 in Lviv.

Died May 22nd, 1964 at 71 years old in Casablanca.

Carlo Duse

Actor (1899-1956).

Born January 5th, 1899 in Udine.

Died September 9th, 1956 at 57 years old in Rome.

Liu Zhiyu

Chinese rower.

Born January 5th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Shenzhen.

José Ornelas Carvalho

Portuguese catholic bishop.

Born January 5th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Porto da Cruz.

Thijs van Dam

Dutch field hockey player.

Born January 5th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Delft.

Takashi Aizawa

Japanese association football player.

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

Ferenc Kiss

Hungarian wrestler (1942–2015).

Born January 5th, 1942 in Nick.

Died September 8th, 2015 at 73 years old in Budapest.

Arsène Darmesteter

French philologist (1846-1888).

Born January 5th, 1846 in Château-Salins. ^[ref]

Died November 16th, 1888 at 42 years old in place Adolphe-Chérioux.

Lily May Perry

Canadian-american botanist, botanical collector, curator and teacher (1895–1992).

Born January 5th, 1895 in Havelock.

Died March 11th, 1992 at 97 years old in Hingham.

Hannah Lamdan

Israeli politician.

Born January 5th, 1905 in Shyrivtsi. ^[ref]

Died April 10th, 1995 at 90 years old in Holon.

Devi Gharti Magar

Nepali folk singer.

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

Heinrich Retschury

Austrian football player (1887-1944).

Born January 5th, 1887 in Vienna.

Died December 15th, 1944 at 57 years old in Vienna.

Anke Wischnewski

German luger.

Born January 5th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Annaberg-Buchholz.

Norberto Doroteo Méndez

Argentine footballer (1923-1998).

Born January 5th, 1923 in Buenos Aires.

Died June 22nd, 1998 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires.

Fernand de Montigny

Belgian fencer and hockey player (1885–1974).

Born January 5th, 1885 in Antwerp.

Died January 2nd, 1974 at 88 years old in Antwerp.

Ramona Portwich

East german canoe racer.

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

Derek Johnson

British athlete.

Born January 5th, 1933 in Chigwell.

Died August 30th, 2004 at 71 years old (leukemia).