January 5 is the 5th day of the year. 360 days (361 in leap years) remain in the year after this day.
- 1915 — Ted Carr is born.
- 1961 — Edward Spreitzer is born.
- 1971 — Alexander Gerashchenko is born.
- 1990 — Arthur Shawcross is apprehended.
- 1993 — Westley Allan Dodd died.
- 1995 — Gen Sekine is apprehended.
- 1999 — Donald Evans died.
- 2008 — Gary Hilton is apprehended.
- 2008 — Ronald Lee Moore is apprehended.
- 2022 — Lowell Amos died.