David DeCoteau

Film director and producer.

Born January 5th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Portland.

Janica Kostelić

Croatian alpine skier.

Born January 5th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Zagreb. ^[ref]

Ramón Sampedro

Spanish euthanesia activist (1943–1998).

Born January 5th, 1943 in Porto do Son.

Died January 12th, 1998 at 55 years old in Boiro (cyanide poisoning).

Kyla

Filipino singer and actress.

Born January 5th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Tondo.

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Italian pianist.

Born January 5th, 1920 in Brescia.

Died June 12th, 1995 at 75 years old in Lugano.

Alba Ribas Benaiges

Spanish film actress.

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

Michele Navarra

Italian mafiosa (1905–1958).

Born January 5th, 1905 in Corleone.

Died August 2nd, 1958 at 53 years old in Corleone.

Shintarō Asanuma

Japanese voice actor.

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

Stella Gibbons

British writer (1902–1989).

Born January 5th, 1902 in London.

Died December 19th, 1989 at 87 years old in London.

Bernard Leach

British potter (1887–1979).

Born January 5th, 1887 in Hong Kong.

Died May 6th, 1979 at 92 years old in St Ives.

Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Hindu leader from the united states.

Born January 5th, 1927 in Oakland.

Died November 12th, 2001 at 74 years old in Kapaʻa.

Coro

Catalan footballer (born 1983).

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

Forugh Farrokhzad

Iranian poet (1935-1967).

Born January 5th, 1935 in Tehran.

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

Monica Guerritore

Italian actress, director and playwright.

Born January 5th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Rome. ^[ref]

Emilia Rydberg

Swedish female singer and songwriter.

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

Lamare Bogarde

Dutch association football player.

Born January 5th, 2004 (age 22 years) in Rotterdam.

José Luis Palomino

Argentinian association football player.

Born January 5th, 1990 (age 36 years) in San Miguel de Tucumán.

Jaroslav Plašil

Czech footballer.

Born January 5th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Opočno. ^[ref]

Lopez Lomong

American athletics competitor.

Born January 5th, 1985 (age 41 years) in South Sudan. ^[ref]

Camille Jordan

French mathematician (1838-1922).

Born January 5th, 1838 in Lyon.

Died January 22nd, 1922 at 84 years old in Paris.

Zemgus Girgensons

Latvian ice hockey player.

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

Robert K. Massie

American historian (1929–2019).

Born January 5th, 1929 in Versailles.

Died December 2nd, 2019 at 90 years old in Irvington (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Nicolas de Staël

Russian painter (1914-1955).

Born January 5th, 1914 in Saint Petersburg.

Died March 16th, 1955 at 41 years old in Antibes (falling).

Sam Steele

Canadian politician and officer (1849–1919).

Born January 5th, 1849 in Bracebridge.

Died January 30th, 1919 at 70 years old in Putney (1918–1920 flu pandemic).

Krzysztof Wielicki

Polish mountaineer.

Born January 5th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Szklarka Przygodzicka.