September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). There are 117 days remaining.
- 1930 — Carl Panzram died.
- 1941 — William Johansen died.
- 1952 — Adnan Çolak is born.
- 1957 — Paul Haigh is born.
- 1997 — Patrice Alègre is apprehended.
- 1997 — Bai Baoshan is apprehended.
- 2000 — Samuel Sidyno is sentenced to Life imprisonment (x7).
- 2003 — Willie Hodges is apprehended.
- 2003 — Adolph Laudenberg is apprehended.
- 2019 — Charles Ray Vines died.
- 2012 — Samuel Little is apprehended.
- 2023 — Denis Kazungu is apprehended.