Tom Coronel

Dutch racing driver.

Born April 5th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Naarden.

Albert Roussel

French composer (1869–1937).

Born April 5th, 1869 in Tourcoing.

Died August 23rd, 1937 at 68 years old in Royan (myocardial infarction).

Fighting Harada

Japanese boxer.

Born April 5th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Setagaya.

Steve Bardo

American basketball player.

Born April 5th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Henderson.

Bimbo Coles

American basketball player.

Born April 5th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Covington.

Ebrahim Yazdi

Iranian politician and activist (1931-2017).

Born April 5th, 1931 in Qazvin. ^[ref]

Died August 27th, 2017 at 86 years old in İzmir (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Toshiko Fujita

Japanese actress and voice actress (1950–2018).

Born April 5th, 1950 in Dalian.

Died December 28th, 2018 at 68 years old in Japan (breast cancer). ^[ref]

Lasantha Wickrematunge

Sri lankan journalist (1958-2009).

Born April 5th, 1958 in Colombo.

Died January 8th, 2009 at 50 years old in Colombo. ^[ref]

Akmal Shaikh

Taxi driver and criminal executed for drug offences in china.

Born April 5th, 1956 in Pakistan.

Died December 29th, 2009 at 53 years old in Ürümqi (lethal injection). ^[ref]

Aykut Kocaman

Turkish association football player (born 1965).

Born April 5th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Sakarya Province. ^[ref]

Evan Parker

English saxophonist.

Born April 5th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Bristol.

Curt Bois

German actor (1901–1991).

Born April 5th, 1901 in Berlin.

Died December 25th, 1991 at 90 years old in Berlin.

Vann Nath

Cambodian writer and sculptor (1946-2011).

Born April 5th, 1946 in Battambang Province. ^[ref]

Died September 5th, 2011 at 65 years old in Phnom Penh (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Nicolas Grunitzky

Togolese president (1913-1969).

Born April 5th, 1913 in Atakpamé.

Died September 27th, 1969 at 56 years old in Paris (traffic collision).

Laura Vicuña

Chilean child who was beatified by the catholic church (1891–1904).

Born April 5th, 1891 in Santiago.

Died January 22nd, 1904 at 12 years old in Junín de los Andes (tuberculosis).

Dennis Mortimer

English footballer (born 1952).

Born April 5th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Liverpool.

Motobu Chōki

Okinawan karateka (1870–1944).

Born April 5th, 1870 in Shuri.

Died April 15th, 1944 at 74 years old in Shuri.

Franziska van Almsick

German swimmer.

Born April 5th, 1978 (age 48 years) in East Berlin.

Fyodor Kudryashov

Russian footballer.

Born April 5th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Mamakan.

Hugo Claus

Belgian author (1929–2008).

Born April 5th, 1929 in Bruges. ^[ref]

Died March 19th, 2008 at 78 years old in Antwerp (euthanasia). ^[ref]

Lester James Peries

Sri lankan film director (1919–2018).

Born April 5th, 1919 in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia.

Died April 29th, 2018 at 99 years old in Colombo.

Odlanier Solís

Boxer.

Born April 5th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Havana.

Liang Yusheng

Hong kong writer (1924-2009).

Born April 5th, 1924 in Mengshan County.

Died January 22nd, 2009 at 84 years old in Sydney. ^[ref]

Shikha Uberoi

Indian-american tennis player.

Born April 5th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Mumbai.

Samuel Freeman Miller

American judge (1816-1890).

Born April 5th, 1816 in Richmond.

Died October 13th, 1890 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C..