October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years). There are 87 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
- 1995 — Dumbledore's Army is formed by Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley in Hog's Head pub in Hogsmeade. They were overheard by Mundungus Fletcher and Willy Wildershins.
Births
- 1984 - Tiana Benjamin, the actress who plays Angelina Johnson in the film version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, is born.