William Collins Whitney

American politician, financier; united states secretary of the navy (1841-1904).

Born July 5th, 1841 in Conway. ^[ref]

Died February 2nd, 1904 at 62 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Rutilio Grande

Salvadoran martyr (1928-1977).

Born July 5th, 1928 in El Paisnal.

Died March 12th, 1977 at 48 years old in El Paisnal.

Édouard Herriot

French radical politician (1872–1957).

Born July 5th, 1872 in Troyes.

Died March 26th, 1957 at 84 years old in Saint-Genis-Laval.

James Mirrlees

Scottish economist (1936-2018).

Born July 5th, 1936 in Minnigaff.

Died August 29th, 2018 at 82 years old in Cambridge. ^[ref]

Mikael Stahre

Swedish footballer and manager.

Born July 5th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Stockholm.

Andrija Kaluđerović

Serbian footballer.

Born July 5th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Bačka Topola.

Michele Pirro

Italian motorcycle racer.

Born July 5th, 1986 (age 40 years) in San Giovanni Rotondo.

Gyula Horn

Hungarian politician (1932–2013).

Born July 5th, 1932 in Budapest.

Died June 19th, 2013 at 80 years old in Budapest.

Luka Cindric

Croatian handball player.

Born July 5th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Ogulin.

Kenji Ito

Japanese music composer.

Born July 5th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Itabashi.

Kausea Natano

Tuvaluan politician.

Born July 5th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Funafuti. ^[ref]

George Borrow

English author (1803–1881).

Born July 5th, 1803 in Dereham. ^[ref]

Died July 26th, 1881 at 78 years old in Lowestoft. ^[ref]

Edwin Thompson Jaynes

American physicist (1922-1998).

Born July 5th, 1922 in Waterloo. ^[ref]

Died April 30th, 1998 at 75 years old in St. Louis.

Pierre Mauroy

86th prime minister of france (1928-2013).

Born July 5th, 1928 in Cartignies.

Died June 7th, 2013 at 84 years old in Clamart (lung cancer).

Geneviève Grad

French actress, singer, antique and cultural event manager (1944–2024).

Born July 5th, 1944 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.

Died November 8th, 2024 at 80 years old in La Chaussée-Saint-Victor (cancer). ^[ref]

Epeli Nailatikau

President of fiji.

Born July 5th, 1941 in Suva. ^[ref]

Died March 26th, 2026 at 84 years old ^[ref]

János Starker

Hungarian-american cellist (1924–2013).

Born July 5th, 1924 in Budapest.

Died April 28th, 2013 at 88 years old in Bloomington.

Piotr Nowak

Polish footballer and manager.

Born July 5th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Pabianice.

Moisés Naím

Venezuelan journalist.

Born July 5th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Tripoli.

İsmail YK

Turkish singer (born 1978).

Born July 5th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Hamm.

Cris Horwang

Thai actress.

Born July 5th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Bangkok.

Nikos Papatakis

Greek filmmaker (1918–2010).

Born July 5th, 1918 in Addis Ababa.

Died December 17th, 2010 at 92 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Hamdeen Sabahi

Egyptian journalist.

Born July 5th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Baltim.

Robert Bacon

American diplomat, secretary of state, ambassador to france, etc. (1860-1919).

Born July 5th, 1860 in Jamaica Plain.

Died May 29th, 1919 at 58 years old in New York City (sepsis).

Robbie Koenig

South african tennis player.

Born July 5th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Durban.