October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years). There are 87 days remaining.
- 1925 — Harvey Collins is born.
- 1934 — Angelo Buono is born.
- 1942 — Bruce M. Davis is born.
- 1949 — Yoshio Kodaira died.
- 1963 — Maureen Feeney is born.
- 1966 — Beate Schmidt is born.
- 1984 — Ibrahiem Hamza Allam-Zobel is apprehended.
- 2024 — Ogunnaike Philip is apprehended.