| Holiday name | Holiday location | Holiday type |
|---|---|---|
| National Get Funky Day | - | Weird |
| National Rhode Island Day | - | Weird |
| National Do Something Nice Day | - | Weird |
| National Apple Betty Day | - | Weird |
| National Walk to School Day | - | Weird |
| National Pumpkin Seed Day | - | Weird |
| National Coffee with a Cop Day | - | Weird |
| Yom Kippur | Multiple [Show] | Multiple Types |
| World Cerebral Palsy Day | United states | Worldwide Observance |
| Constitution Day | Vanuatu | Public Holiday |
| World Teachers' Day | - | International |
| National Day Golden Week holiday | China | Common Local Holiday |
| First day of Yom Kippur (Jewish community) | North Macedonia | Optional Holiday |
| Republic Implantation | Portugal | National Holiday |
| Chic Spy Day | - | Unofficial |
| Dussehra | India | Gazetted Holiday |
Historical Events on October 5
- 1450: The Duke of Bavaria, Louis IX, issues an order which expels Jews from Lower Bavaria.
- 1582: Due to the recent implementation of the Gregorian Calendar this day didn’t exist in 1582 in Italy, Portugal, Spain and Poland.
- 1607: Venetian scientist and statesman Paolo Sarpi survives fifteen stiletto thrusts by assassins sent by Pope Paul V.
- 1793: During the French Revolution in France, Christianity is disestablished.
- 1813: At the Battle of the Thames, British forces are defeated by American forces.
- 1857: Anaheim, California is officially founded.
- 1914: The first aerial combat that resulted in an intentional fatality occurred on this day during World War I.
- 1921: The 1921 World Series becomes the first world series baseball game to be broadcast on the radio.
- 1938: The passports of Jews are invalidated by the Nazis in Germany. Those Jews who need a passport to emigrate to other countries have their passports marked with the letter “J” for Jew.
- 1945: A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators becomes a riot at the gates of the Warner Bros. Studio. This day would become known as Hollywood Black Friday.
- 1947: United States President Harry S. Truman delivers the first televised White House address.
- 1970: On this day, PBS (the Public Broadcasting Service) is established.
- 1982: A nationwide product recall is done by Johnson & Johnson of all of its Tylenol products when several bottles are found in Chicago that had been laced with cyanide and resulted in the death of seven people.
- 1984: Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space on this day.
Famous Birthdays on October 5
- English-American author and historian Henry Chadwick is born in 1824.
- American general, lawyer and 21st President of the United States, Chester A. Arthur is born in 1829.
- Irish author and playwright Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich is born in 1857.
- English actress Kate Winslet is born in 1975.
