| East India company got authority from the King of England to mint Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay. |
| 5-October-1805 |
| Lord Charles Cornwallis, Governor General, died of ill health at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 5-October-1864 |
| Cyclone destroyed most of Calcutta city in which approximately 50,000 people died. |
| 5-October-1868 |
| Laxmi Narayan Barua, Assamia novelist, was born. |
| 5-October-1878 |
| First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai. |
| 5-October-1890 |
| Kishorlal Ghanshyamlal Mashruwala, great thinker and philosopher of Gandhi era, was born. |
| 5-October-1907 |
| British MP Keir Hardie reported fomenting rebellion in India. |
| 5-October-1932 |
| Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (7 Tests for India, 1 century), was born in Bombay. |
| 5-October-1949 |
| A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died. |
| 5-October-1957 |
| Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City. |
| 5-October-1989 |
| Dalal Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989). |
| 5-October-1989 |
| Meerasahib Fatima Beevi, former High Court judge from Kerala, was named the first woman judge of the Supreme Court. |
| 5-October-1990 |
| Parliament passed the 76th Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months from November 10, 1990. |
| 5-October-1990 |
| Dr. Rajkumar Varma, famous Hindi journalist and playwright, died. |
| 5-October-1991 |
| Ramnath Goenka, journalist and founder chairman of the Indian Express Newspapers Group, died at the age of 87 years. |
| 5-October-1991 |
| Vinayakrao Devrukhkar, famous playwright, novelist and editor of a daily newspaper 'Sandhya', died. |
| 5-October-1993 |
| CBI chargesheeted 40 in Ayodhya case. Advani, Joshi and Bal Thackeray were among the accused. |
| 5-October-1993 |
| Geet Sethi retained World Billiards title by beating Mike Russel. |
| 5-October-1997 |
| Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. |
| 5-October-1997 |
| Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country. |
| 5-October-1997 |
| Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event. |
| 5-October-1999 |
| India decides not to attend the special meet on CTBT. |
| 5-October-1999 |
| The Government announced hike in diesel prices. |