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The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia conquer Babylon, ending the Neo-Babylonian Empire. (Julian calendar)

Cyrus II of Persia (c. 600 – 530 BC), commonly known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Hailing from Persis, he brought the Achaemenid dynasty to power by defeating the Median Empire and embracing all of the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East, expanding vastly across most of West Asia and much of Central Asia to create what would soon become the largest empire in history at the time.

Battle of Hatfield Chase

The Battle of Hatfield Chase (Old English: Hæðfeld; Old Welsh: Meigen) was fought on 12 October 633 at Hatfield Chase near Doncaster (today part of South Yorkshire, England). It pitted the Northumbrians against an alliance of Gwynedd and Mercia. The Northumbrians were led by Edwin and the Gwynedd-Mercian alliance was led by Cadwallon ap Cadfan and Penda. The site was a marshy area about 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Doncaster on the south bank of the River Don. It was a decisive victory for Gwynedd and the Mercians: Edwin was killed and his army defeated, leading to the temporary collapse of Northumbria.

Cuckney, United Kingdom · Hatfield Chase, United Kingdom · Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

The Nichiren Shōshū branch of Buddhism is founded in Japan

Nichiren Shōshū (日蓮正宗; English: The Orthodox School of Nichiren) is a branch of Nichiren Buddhism based on the traditionalist teachings of the 13th century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222–1282), claiming him as its founder through his senior disciple Nikko Shonin (1246–1333), the founder of Head Temple Taiseki-ji, near Mount Fuji. The lay adherents of the sect are called Hokkeko members.

Alexandrian Crusade

The brief Alexandrian Crusade, also called the sack of Alexandria, occurred in October 1365 and was led by King Peter I of Cyprus against Alexandria in Egypt. The Crusade was sanctioned by Pope Urban V at the request of Peter I. Although often referred to as and counted among the Crusades, it was relatively devoid of religious impetus and differs from the more prominent Crusades in that it seems to have been motivated largely by economic interests.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Treaty of Salynas

Treaty of Salynas (German: Frieden von Sallinwerder, Lithuanian: Salyno sutartis) was a peace treaty signed on 12 October 1398 by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great and the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights Konrad von Jungingen. It was signed on an islet of the Neman River, probably between Kulautuva and the mouth of the Nevėžis River. It was the third time, after the Treaty of Königsberg (1384) and Treaty of Lyck (1390), that Vytautas promised Samogitia to the Knights. The territory was important to the Knights as it physically separated the Teutonic Knights in Prussia from its branch in Livonia.

Lithuania

Loire Campaign (1429)

The Loire Campaign was a campaign launched by Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years' War. The Loire was cleared of all English and Burgundian troops.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

France

Rout of Ludford Bridge

The Rout of Ludford Bridge was a largely bloodless confrontation fought in the early years of the Wars of the Roses. It took place on 12 October 1459, and resulted in a setback for the Yorkists. Although this seemed to be a triumph for the rival Lancastrians at the time, they had thrown away their advantage within six months.

United Kingdom

Assault on Vatikivi

The Assault on Vatikivi (Swedish: Anfallet på Vatikivi; Russian: Нападение на Ватикиви) was a failed Swedish attempt to dislodge a Russian force that was blockading the Swedish defenders at Viborg from their positions at Vatikivi during the Russo-Swedish War (1495–1497).

Russia

Battle of Haddorp

The Battle of Haddorp, also known as the Massacre in Haddorp was a surprise attack led by royal troops under the command of Botvid Larsson and Abraham Eriksson on a rebel camp in the village of Haddorp, Sweden.

Toungoo–Mrauk-U War

The Toungoo–Mrauk-U War (Burmese: တောင်ငူ–မြောက်ဦး စစ်) was a military conflict that took place in Arakan (present-day Rakhine State of Myanmar) from 1545 to 1547 between the Toungoo Dynasty and the Kingdom of Mrauk U. The western kingdom successfully fended off the Toungoo invasions, and kept its independence. The war had a deterrence effect: Mrauk U would not see another Toungoo invasion until 1580.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Siege of Eger (1596)

The Ottomans laid siege to the city of Eger (Turkish: Eğri), that lasted from September 20 to October 12, 1596, as part of the Long War, successfully conquering it after the 7,000 defenders of the fortress, mostly foreign mercenaries, were killed by the Ottoman forces commanded by the Sultan Mehmed III himself, who had arrived with the main Ottoman Army from Constantinople.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Hungary

Battle of Listenhoff

The Battle of Listenhoff was fought during the Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625), between Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Swedish Empire in October 12, 1625. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Aleksander Gosiewski defeated the Swedish forces commanded by Gustav Horn.

Latvia

Siege of Hull (1643)

The unsuccessful second siege of Hull by the Royalist Earl of Newcastle in 1643 was a victory for Parliament at the high point of the Royalist campaign in the First English Civil War. It led to the abandonment of the Earl of Newcastle's campaign in Lincolnshire and the re-establishment of Parliament's presence in Yorkshire.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

United Kingdom

Delft’s gunpowder magazine explodes

On the morning of October 12, 1654, a gunpowder magazine exploded in Delft, destroying buildings across the city. The disaster became known as the Delft Thunderclap.

Netherlands

Battle of Woerden

The Battle of Woerden, also known as the Battle of Kruipin, took place on the night of 11 October to 12 October 1672 during the Franco-Dutch War. The battle was fought a few hundred metres north of Woerden at Fort Kruipin between the Dutch Republic and France. The battle was fought for the possession of the town of Woerden.

Second conquest of Franche-Comté

The second conquest of Franche-Comté, also known as the definitive conquest of Franche-Comté, was a military campaign during the Dutch War that took place in the Franche-Comté region from 12 October 1673 to 10 July 1674, culminating in the capture of the Château de Sainte-Anne. This conflict pitted France against the County of Burgundy, then a possession of the Spanish House of Habsburg and part of the Holy Roman Empire.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Battle of Khed

The Battle of Khed took place on 12 October 1707, between Shahu I and the forces of Tarabai led by Dhanaji Jadhav. The battle occurred at Khed, situated near the Bhima river to the north of Pune.

India

Siege of Temeşvar (1716)

The siege of Temeşvar took place from 31 August to 12 October 1716 during the Austro-Turkish War of 1716-1718, to liberate the last regions of Ottoman-occupied Hungary. The Habsburg army led by Prince Eugene of Savoy, who had just won a crushing victory at Petrovaradin, managed to capture the Ottoman fortress of Temeşvar (today Timișoara, Romania), the capital of the Banat since 1552 and the last Turkish stronghold in Temeşvar Eyalet.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Romania

Battle of Havana (1748)

The Battle of Havana was fought between 12–14 October 1748 off Havana between the British and Spanish navies during the War of Jenkins' Ear. A British squadron under Rear-Admiral of the Red Charles Knowles attacked a Spanish squadron led by Lieutenant-general Andrés Reggio during an attempt by Knowles to intercept the Spanish treasure fleet.

Havana, Cuba

Battle of Fort Ligonier

The Battle of Fort Ligonier (also known as the Battle of Loyalhanna or the Battle of Loyal Hannon) was a battle of the French and Indian War. On 12 October 1758, French and Indian forces directed from nearby Fort Duquesne were repulsed in an attack on the British outpost of Fort Ligonier, then still under construction.

1760 raid on Berlin

The Raid on Berlin took place in October 1760 during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War) when Austrian and Russian forces occupied the Prussian capital of Berlin for three full days,—from October 9th until 12th. After raising money from the city, and with the approach of further Prussian reinforcements, the occupiers withdrew.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Germany

America's first insane asylum opens

Eastern State Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia. Built in 1773, it was the first public facility in the present-day United States constructed solely for the care and treatment of the mentally ill. The original building had burned but was reconstructed in 1985.

1787 Virginia gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on October 12, 1787. The incumbent governor of Virginia Edmund Randolph was re-elected. The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session. Randolph was selected by a majority of members on the first ballot; the official record of the proceedings does not include the names or tallied votes for any other candidates.

Virginia, United States

1790 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

The 1790 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was the first gubernatorial election after the establishment of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a U.S. state. Thomas Mifflin, the incumbent President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was elected as the first Governor of Pennsylvania. He defeated Federalist candidate Arthur St. Clair, former Revolutionary War general and President of the Continental Congress, by a wide margin.

United States

First Battle of Noirmoutier

The First Battle of Noirmoutier took place on 12 October 1793 as part of the war in the Vendée. The Vendéens under François de Charette were victorious over the republican troops stationed there.

Vendée, France

Battle of Höchst (1795)

At the Battle of Höchst (11–12 October 1795), the Habsburg Austrian army commanded by François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt outmaneuvered the French Republican Army of Sambre-et-Meuse commanded by Jean-Baptiste Jourdan. Although the French attacked first, they were unable to dislodge an Austrian flanking column. Afterward Jourdan's army retreated to the north.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Germany

Battle of Tory Island

The Battle of Tory Island (also known as the Battle of Donegal, Battle of Lough Swilly or Warren's Action) was a naval action of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought on 12 October 1798 between French and British squadrons off the northwest coast of County Donegal, then in the Kingdom of Ireland.

The Peasants’ War breaks out in Overmere

On October 12, 1798, the seizure of property over unpaid taxes in Overmere sparked an uprising against French rule, marking the outbreak of the Peasants’ War.

This entry records the outbreak at Overmere, in present-day Belgium.

Belgium

Irish Rebellion of 1798

The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Irish: Éirí Amach 1798; Ulster Scots: "The Turn Out"/"The Hurries") was a popular insurrection against the British Crown in what was then the separate, but subordinate, Kingdom of Ireland. The main organising force was the Society of United Irishmen. First formed in Belfast by Presbyterians opposed to the landed Anglican establishment, the Society, despairing of reform, sought to secure a republic through a revolutionary union with the country's Catholic majority.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Ireland

USS Boston vs Berceau

The Action between the USS Boston and Berceau, was a single ship action off Guadeloupe, during the Quasi-War with France. USS Boston (32 guns), Capt. George Little, captured the French corvette Berceau, capitaine de frégate Louis-André Senez. Cruising 600 miles northeast of Guadeloupe in the morning of 12 October, Boston, spotted two vessels that by 8:00 A.M. were determined to be warships, a schooner (not identified) and the 24-gun Berceau, which then headed in different directions.

France

United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1802

Elections to the United States House of Representatives in Pennsylvania for the 8th Congress were held October 12, 1802.

Pennsylvania, United States

1802 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

The 1802 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 12, 1802. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Thomas McKean successfully sought re-election to another term. As occurred in his prior campaign, he defeated U.S. Senator James Ross, a Federalist.

Pennsylvania, United States

Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig marries Princess Therese

On October 12, 1810, Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria married Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen in Munich. The public celebrations led to the tradition of Oktoberfest.

This entry records the wedding, rather than the later horse race held in celebration.

Germany

Pedro I is acclaimed Emperor of Brazil

On October 12, 1822, Pedro I was acclaimed Emperor of Brazil. His coronation followed on December 1.

The acclamation was separate from the September 7 declaration of independence and the December 1 coronation.

Brazil

Battle of Sarandí

The Battle of Sarandí was fought on 12 October 1825, in the vicinity of the Arroyo Sarandí in Uruguay, between troops of the Banda Oriental (now Uruguay) and the Empire of Brazil. It resulted in a decisive victory for the Orientals.

Uruguay

1830 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 1830 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 12, 1830. Incumbent National Republican Governor Allen Trimble did not run for re-election. National Republican nominee Duncan McArthur defeated Democratic nominee Robert Lucas.

Ohio, United States

1841 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

The 1841 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was between two candidates. Incumbent Governor David R. Porter ran for the Democratic Party, and defeated John Banks.

United States

1847 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

The 1847 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 12, 1847. Incumbent Democratic governor Francis R. Shunk defeated Whig candidate James Irvin to win re-election.

Pennsylvania, United States

Manizales is founded

Manizales, in present-day Colombia, was founded on October 12, 1849.

Colombia

1852 Indiana gubernatorial election

The 1852 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on October 12, 1852. This was the first election held in October, and the first election for a four-year term, since a new state constitution came into effect in 1851. Incumbent Democratic Governor Joseph A. Wright defeated Whig nominee Nicholas McCarty and Free Soil nominee Andrew L. Robinson with 54.61% of the vote.

Indiana, United States

1856 Heraklion earthquake

The 1856 Heraklion earthquake, also known as the Crete earthquake or Rhodes earthquake, occurred on the morning of October 12 at 02:45 am local time. This extremely catastrophic earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.7 to 8.3 at a depth of approximately 61 to 100 km. The earthquake was felt over a very wide area extending from Sicily, Italy to the Levant and North Africa.

This entry records the local date, as dated in the source infobox.

Greece · Malta · Cyprus · Egypt · Palestine

Battle of the Head of Passes

The Battle of the Head of Passes was a bloodless naval battle of the American Civil War. It was a naval raid made by the Confederate river defense fleet, also known as the “mosquito fleet” in the local media, on ships of the Union Blockade squadron anchored at the Head of Passes. The mosquito fleet was supported by three fire rafts, which were ignited and followed the ironclad ram CSS Manassas into the action. The attack occurred after moonset in the early hours of October 12, 1861, and routed the Union fleet, which fled in disorder down the Southwest pass of the delta.

Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States

Battle of the Narrows

The Battle of the Narrows, also known as the Battle of Currahee Mountain, was a skirmish that took place on October 12, 1864, during Sherman's March to the Sea. Following his victory at the battle of Atlanta, General William Tecumseh Sherman wanted to destroy Confederate grain supplies in northeastern Georgia to hinder the Confederate war effort, and to support General Ulysses S.

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1869

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1869 occurred on October 12, 1869. Incumbent governor John W. Geary, a Republican, was a candidate for re-election. Geary defeated Democratic candidate Asa Packer to win another term.

Pennsylvania, United States

1869 Iowa Senate election

In the 1869 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the thirteenth Iowa General Assembly. Following the expansion of the Iowa Senate from 49 to 50 seats in 1869, elections were held for 21 of the state senate's 50 seats. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate. The general election took place on October 12, 1869.

Iowa, United States

1869 Iowa gubernatorial election

The 1869 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on October 12, 1869. Incumbent Republican Samuel Merrill defeated Democratic nominee George Gillespie with 62.93% of the vote.

Iowa, United States

1869 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 1869 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 12, 1869. Incumbent Republican Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Democratic nominee George H. Pendleton with 50.74% of the vote.

Ohio, United States

Criminal Tribes Act

Since the 1870s, various pieces of colonial legislation in India during British rule were collectively called the Criminal Tribes Act (CTA). Such legislations criminalised entire communities by designating them and their members as habitual criminals. The first CTA, the Criminal Tribes Act 1871, was applied mostly in North India, before it was extended to the Bengal Presidency and other areas in 1876, and updated to the Criminal Tribes Act 1911, which included the Madras Presidency.

This entry records the enactment, as dated in the source infobox.

1872 Canadian federal election

The 1872 Canadian federal election was held from July 20 to October 12, 1872, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 2nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservative Party remained in power, as it took more seats than any other party including the Liberals. The Liberals increased their vote share and their parliamentary representation considerably, while the Conservative vote share and seat count remained mostly static.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Canada

1875 Iowa gubernatorial election

The 1875 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on October 12, 1875. Republican nominee Samuel J. Kirkwood defeated Democratic nominee Shepherd Leffler with 57.03% of the vote.

Iowa, United States

1875 Iowa Senate election

In the 1875 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the sixteenth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 30 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate. The general election took place on October 12, 1875. Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 36 seats to Democrats' 10 seats and four members of the Anti-Monopoly Party.

Iowa, United States

1875 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 1875 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 12, 1875. Republican nominee Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Democratic incumbent William Allen with 50.25% of the vote. Hayes had previously served as Governor from 1868 to 1872, when he beat Allen's nephew Allen G. Thurman in his initial election.

Ohio, United States

1880 Indiana gubernatorial election

The 1880 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on October 12, 1880. Republican nominee Albert G. Porter defeated Democratic nominee Franklin Landers with 49.16% of the vote.

Indiana, United States

1880 West Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1880 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on October 12, 1880, to elect the governor of West Virginia.

Uddevalla Suffrage Association is formed

The Uddevalla Suffrage Association (Swedish: Uddevalla Rösträttsförening) was a late-19th-century political movement founded in Uddevalla, Sweden. Local historians and the Swedish Social Democratic Party consider it the first political predecessor of the Swedish labour movement in the province of Bohuslän. Its purpose was to bring about universal suffrage in Sweden: At the time, suffrage in the country was restricted to men and based on personal wealth, therefore excluding most of the urban and rural working class from the electoral process.

Northern Natal Offensive

The Northern Natal Offensive (12 October 1899 – 10 June 1900) was a military invasion of the Northern region of Natal by the Boers of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State during the Second Boer War. It was part of a larger offensive by the Boers into the British colonies, with other invasions occurring in Bechuanaland and the Cape Colony.

South Africa

Austria beats Hungary 5–0 in their first official international

On October 12, 1902, Austria beat Hungary 5–0 at the Wiener AC ground in Vienna. Both sides recognize the match as their official international debut.

Austria

1913 Copa Jockey Club final

The 1913 Copa de Competencia Jockey Club was the final that decided the champion of the 7th. edition of this National cup of Argentina. In the match, held in Racing Club Stadium in Avellaneda on 12 October, 1913, San Isidro defeated Racing 2–0, winning their third consecutive title. Racing Club would take revenge two months later when they won the 1913 Argentine Primera División Final v San Isidro so both teams had finished the championship equaled on points.

World War I: British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from occupied Belgium

Edith Louisa Cavell ( KAV-əl; 4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse. She is celebrated for treating wounded soldiers from both sides without discrimination during the First World War and for helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium. Cavell was arrested, court-martialled under German military law, and sentenced to death by firing squad.

Eighth Battle of the Isonzo

The Eighth Battle of the Isonzo was fought between 10 and 12 October 1916 between Italy and Austria-Hungary.

Slovenia

First Battle of Passchendaele

The First Battle of Passchendaele took place on 12 October 1917, in the Ypres Salient of the Western Front, west of Passchendaele village. The attack was part of the Third Battle of Ypres in the First World War. The British had planned to capture the ridges south and east of the city of Ypres as part of a strategy decided by the Allies at conferences in November 1916 and May 1917. Passchendaele lay on the last ridge east of Ypres, 5 miles (8.0 km) from a railway junction at Roulers, which was an important part of the German 4th Army supply system.

Belgium

Wildfires devastate Cloquet and nearby Minnesota communities

On October 12, 1918, strong winds drove wildfires through northeastern Minnesota, devastating Cloquet, Moose Lake and nearby communities. A fire near Cloquet had started two days earlier.

October 12 marks the destructive outbreak; the fire near Cloquet had begun on October 10.

United States

Conservative leadership convention, 1927

A Conservative leadership convention was held on October 12, 1927 at the Winnipeg Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The convention was held to choose a new leader of the Conservative Party (formally the Liberal-Conservative Party) to choose a successor to former Prime Minister of Canada Arthur Meighen who had led the party since 1920. This was the first time the Conservatives used a leadership convention to choose a leader. Previous leaders had been chosen by the party's caucus, the previous leader, or by the Governor General of Canada designating an individual to form a government after his predecessor's death or resignation.

Canada

1927 FA Charity Shield

The 1927 Football Association Charity Shield was the 14th FA Charity Shield, an annual English association football match. The match, held at Stamford Bridge on 12 October 1927, was contested by Cardiff City, who beat Arsenal in the final of the 1926–27 FA Cup, and amateur side Corinthian. This was the first FA Charity Shield appearance for both sides, although Corinthian had previous won the Sheriff of London Charity Shield on three occasions.

Australian federal election, 1929

A House-only Federal Election was held in Australia on 12 October 1929. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives were up for election, but there was no Senate election. The election was caused by the defeat of the Bruce-Page Government in the House of Representatives over the Maritime Industries Bill, Bruce having declared that the vote on the bill would constitute a vote of confidence in his government. With senators having fixed six-year terms, the terms of those senators elected in 1926 were not due to expire until 1932.

Australia

Soviet and Chinese forces fight at Lahasusu

On October 12, 1929, Soviet and Chinese forces fought at Lahasusu, near the mouth of the Songhua River, during the conflict over the Chinese Eastern Railway.

China

1932 FA Charity Shield

The 1932 FA Charity Shield was the 19th FA Charity Shield, a football match between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by league champions Everton and FA Cup winners Newcastle, and was played at St James' Park, the home ground of Newcastle United. Everton won the game, 5–3.

1933 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election

The 1933 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election was held on 12 October 1933 to choose the third leader of the New Zealand Labour Party. The election was won by Auckland West MP and incumbent deputy-leader Michael Joseph Savage.

Action off Cape Passero

The Action off Cape Passero, was a naval engagement in the Second World War between the British light cruiser HMS Ajax, three torpedo boats and seven destroyers of the Italian Regia Marina, in the central Mediterranean, to the south-east of Sicily, on the night of 11/12 October 1940. In Operation MB 6, the Mediterranean Fleet covered Convoy MF 3 from Alexandria to Malta and Convoy MF 4 from Malta to Alexandria.

1941 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final

The 1941 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the tenth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1939 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Cork led 4–5 to no score at half-time. Kathleen Buckley scored six goals.

Ireland

Battle of Cape Esperance

The Battle of Cape Esperance, also known as the Second Battle of Savo Island and in Japanese sources as the Sea Battle of Savo Island (サボ島沖海戦), took place on 11–12 October 1942, in the Pacific campaign of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and United States Navy.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

The second Orsha offensive begins

On October 12, 1943, the Soviet Western Front began its second Orsha offensive against German forces in the Lenino–Bayevo area.

This entry records the beginning of the second offensive, rather than the entire series of operations.

Belarus

Penghu air raids

The Penghu air raids were a series of air raids over the Japanese controlled Penghu Islands (Hōko Prefecture) by Allied bombers from 12 October 1944, to 14 August 1945. It began in relation to the Formosa Air Battle but continued long after the latter's conclusion. The air raids resulted in the mass destruction of infrastructure and military hardware on the islands, most notably at Magong due to the presence of major Japanese naval bases in the city.

1945 Copa de Competencia Británica Final

The 1945 Copa de Competencia Británica Final was the match that decided the winner of the 2nd edition of this Argentine domestic cup. The game was played on October 12, 1945. Racing defeated Boca Juniors 4–1 at San Lorenzo Stadium, winning their first Copa Británica trophy.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Lao Issara reaffirms Lao independence

On October 12, 1945, the Lao Issara movement took control of the government and reaffirmed Lao independence.

This was an independence declaration, rather than international recognition of independence.

Laos

Victorian Cycling Grand Prix

The Victorian Cycling Grand Prix was a one-day classic road bicycle race held in October 1946. It was the longest and richest cycling race held in Australia that year, and at the time was the longest one-day road cycling event ever staged in Victoria.

1950 United Nations Secretary-General selection

The United Nations Secretary-General selection of 1950 took place as the Cold War turned hot in the Korean War. The Soviet Union vetoed Trygve Lie's second term and offered to vote for any other candidate. However, the United States insisted that Lie had to continue in office as Secretary-General, pressuring its allies to abstain on all other candidates.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Operation Commando

Operation Commando was an offensive undertaken by United Nations Command (UN) forces during the Korean War between 3–12 October 1951. The US I Corps (including four U.S. Divisions, the 1st Commonwealth Division and the Republic of Korea Army (ROK) 1st Infantry Division) seized the Jamestown Line, destroying elements of the People's Volunteer Army (PVA) 42nd, 47th, 64th and 65th Armies.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final (replay)

The 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 65th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Mick Higgins was Cavan's captain on the day.

This entry records the replay date, as explicitly given in the source infobox.

Norwegian parliamentary election, 1953

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 October 1953. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 77 of the 150 seats in the Storting.

Norway

1953 FA Charity Shield

The 1953 Football Association Charity Shield was the 29th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football League First Division and FA Cup competitions. It was held at Highbury Stadium on 12 October 1953. The game was played between Arsenal, champions of the 1952–53 Football League and Blackpool, who had beaten Bolton Wanderers to win the 1953 FA Cup Final.

The Soviet Union launches the Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew, and the first flight without pressure suits

Voskhod 1 (Russian: Восход-1, lit. 'Sunrise-1') was the seventh crewed Soviet space flight. Flown by cosmonauts Vladimir Komarov, Konstantin Feoktistov, and Boris Yegorov, it launched 12 October 1964, and returned on the 13th. Voskhod 1 was the first human spaceflight to carry more than one crewman into orbit, the first flight without the use of spacesuits, and the first to carry either an engineer or a physician into outer space.

Cyprus Airways Flight 284

Cyprus Airways Flight 284 was a de Havilland Comet that exploded during a flight to Nicosia International Airport on 12 October 1967 after a bomb was detonated in the cabin. The airliner crashed in the Mediterranean Sea and all 66 passengers and crew members on board were killed.

Operation MacArthur

Operation MacArthur (later renamed Operation Binh Tay–MacArthur) was a United States Army military operation in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam from 12 October 1967 to 31 January 1969. The early phases of the operation encompassed the Battle of Dak To from 3 to 23 November 1967.

1968 Invercargill mayoral election

The 1968 Invercargill mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Incumbent mayor Neil Watson was re-elected with an increased majority, defeating former councillor C. V. Barham.

New Zealand

1968 Auckland City mayoral election

The 1968 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1968, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

New Zealand

1968 Dunedin mayoral election

The 1968 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1968, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Russell Calvert, the incumbent Mayor, was defeated running for a second term by Citizens' city councillor Jim Barnes.

New Zealand

1968 Christchurch mayoral election

The 1968 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1968, election were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

New Zealand

1968 Porirua mayoral election

The 1968 Porirua mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Porirua plus other local government positions including ten city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

New Zealand

1968 Lower Hutt mayoral election

The 1968 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

New Zealand

1969 Turkish general election

General elections were held in Turkey on 12 October 1969. The electoral system used was party-list proportional representation using the D'Hondt method in 66 electoral districts. The result was a victory for the Justice Party, which won 256 of the 450 seats. Voter turnout was 64.3%.

Turkey

22nd Locarno Film Festival

The 22nd Locarno Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 October 1969 in Locarno, Switzerland. The festival was highlighted for its continued focus on first and second films from directors and for bringing a bigger audience to the Czech New Wave.

This entry records the closing, as dated in the source infobox.

Switzerland

Operation Gown

Operation Gown (Hebrew: כתונת‎‎, Ketonet), was a military operation conducted deep inside Syria by Sayeret Tzanhanim, the reconnaissance platoon of the Israeli Defense Forces' Paratroopers Brigade. It took place on October 12, 1973, during the Yom Kippur War. The paratroopers destroyed a bridge in the tri-border area of Iraq, Syria and Jordan, thereby disrupting the transfer of weapons and military forces between Syria and its allies.

Syria

Nixon announces Gerald Ford as his choice for vice president

On October 12, 1973, President Richard Nixon announced that he would nominate House Minority Leader Gerald Ford to fill the vacant vice presidency.

The nomination was announced on October 12 and formally submitted to Congress on October 13.

United States

1974 Invercargill mayoral election

The 1974 Invercargill mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. After just barely failing to rejoin the council at the 1971 election, former councillor C. V. Barham once again contested the mayoralty. Incumbent mayor F. Russell Miller easily defeated him, albeit with a reduced majority.

New Zealand

1974 Auckland City mayoral election

The 1974 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1974, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

New Zealand

1974 Dunedin mayoral election

The 1974 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1974, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Jim Barnes, the incumbent Mayor was re-elected for a third term. He defeated councillor Brian Arnold of the Labour Party.

New Zealand

1974 Lower Hutt mayoral election

The 1974 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including sixteen city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

New Zealand

1974 Porirua mayoral election

The 1974 Porirua mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Porirua plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

New Zealand

1974 Christchurch mayoral election

The 1974 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1974, election were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. A significant change was the introduction of a ward system, with city councillors elected in five wards.

New Zealand

1975 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final

The 1975 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played at Fraher Field, Dungarvan on 12 October 1975 to determine the winners of the 1975 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 12th season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of the four provinces of Ireland.

Dungarvan, Ireland

Indian Airlines Flight 171

Indian Airlines Flight 171 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by a Sud Aviation Caravelle that crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Bombay Airport (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport) on 12 October 1976 after suffering an uncontained engine failure, killing all 95 people on board. Metal fatigue in the No. 2 engine's 10th stage high-pressure compressor disk had caused it to disintegrate.

India

1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim on 12 October 1979 to elect the 32 members of the second Legislative Assembly.

India

1982 New Brunswick general election

The 1982 New Brunswick general election was held on October 12, 1982, to elect 58 members to the 50th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It saw Richard Hatfield's Progressive Conservative Party win its largest majority ever to that time. (Bernard Lord beat this record in 1999.)

Brighton hotel bombing

On 12 October 1984 the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) attempted to assassinate members of the British government, including the prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, England. Five people were killed, including the Conservative MP Sir Anthony Berry; more than thirty people were injured. Thatcher was uninjured.

England, United Kingdom

1985 Ulu Padas by-election

The 1985 Ulu Padas by-election is a by-election for the Dewan Rakyat seat of Ulu Padas in Sabah, Malaysia that were held on 11 and 12 October 1985. It was called following the resignation of the incumbent, Harris Salleh on 17 August 1985.

Malaysia

Operation Fath 1

Operation Fath 1 (Persian: عملیات فتح 1‎‎, meaning "conquest"), or Operation Wahdat (the Kurdish code-name), was a joint Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish military operation conducted by Iran's IRGC special forces and Iraqi Kurdish partisans of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in 11 and 12 October 1986 in Kirkuk area of northern Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War. The Iranian and Kurdish forces infiltrated into the area and successfully attacked key economic and military targets.

Iraq

1986 Bavarian state election

The 1986 Bavarian State Election was held on 12 October 1986 to elect members of the 11th Landtag of Bavaria. The Christian Social Union (CSU) led by Minister-President Franz Strauss retained its majority. The SPD fell below 30% of the vote for the first time since the 1954 state elections, while for the first time the Bavarian Greens won seats in the Landtag.

Bavaria, Germany

1986 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final

The 1986 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final was the thirteenth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1986 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, an inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. This was the first final played at Gaelic Athletic Association headquarters in Croke Park. Kerry won by six points.

Ireland

1987 Anchorage mayoral election

The 1987 Anchorage mayoral election was held on October 12 and November 3, 1987, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw election of Tom Fink. Incumbent mayor Tony Knowles was term-limited. Since at no candidate received 40% of the vote in the first round (which at least one candidate was required to obtain to avoid a runoff), a runoff was held between the top-two finishers of the first round.

This entry records the first round, as dated in the source infobox.

Jaffna University Helidrop

The Jaffna University Helidrop was the first of the operations launched by the Indian Peace Keeping Forces (IPKF) aimed at disarming the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by force and capturing the city of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, in the opening stages of Operation Pawan during the Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Sri Lanka

Walsh Street police shootings

The Walsh Street police shootings occurred in the early hours of 12 October 1988 in South Yarra, Melbourne, Australia. Victoria Police constables Steven Tynan, 22, and Damian Eyre, 20, were investigating an abandoned vehicle on Walsh Street when they were gunned down by unknown assailants. Four men, Victor Peirce, Trevor Pettingill, Anthony Leigh Farrell and Peter David McEvoy, were charged with murder, but were later acquitted by a jury in the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Australia

Shenzhen Huangtian Airport opens

On October 12, 1991, Shenzhen Huangtian Airport held its opening ceremony and began operations. It was renamed Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport in 2001.

The airport was named Huangtian when it opened.

China

An earthquake near Dahshur damages Cairo and surrounding areas

On October 12, 1992, an earthquake near Dahshur caused widespread damage in Cairo and surrounding areas in Egypt.

Egypt

Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746

Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746 was a Fokker F-28 flight of Iran Aseman Airlines operating on the Isfahan–Tehran route in Iran. The flight crashed near the town of Natanz on October 12, 1994, killing all the passengers and crew members.

Iran

1995 Raleigh mayoral election

The Raleigh mayoral election of 1995 was held on October 12, 1995, to elect a Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina. The election was non-partisan. It was won by Tom Fetzer, who stayed incumbent after beating Mary Nooe. Mary Nooe had been on the city council for 8 years prior to the election.

New Zealand general election, 1996

The 1996 New Zealand general election was held on 12 October 1996 to determine the composition of the 45th New Zealand Parliament. It was notable for being the first election to be held under the new mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system, and produced a parliament considerably more diverse than previous elections. It saw the National Party, led by Jim Bolger, retain its position in government, but only after protracted negotiations with the smaller New Zealand First party to form a coalition. New Zealand First's position as "kingmaker", able to place either of the two major parties into government, was a significant election outcome.

New Zealand

New Zealand holds its first general election under MMP

On October 12, 1996, New Zealand held its first general election under mixed-member proportional representation. No party won an overall parliamentary majority.

New Zealand

Cameroonian presidential election, 1997

Presidential elections were held in Cameroon on 12 October 1997. They were boycotted by the main opposition parties, the Social Democratic Front, the National Union for Democracy and Progress, and the Cameroon Democratic Union, as well as the smaller African Peoples Union. As a result, incumbent President Paul Biya was re-elected with 92.57% of the vote. Voter turnout was 83.1%.

Cameroon

Sidi Daoud massacre

The Sidi Daoud massacre took place outside the village of Sidi Daoud near Sig in western Algeria on the night of 12 October 1997. 43 people were killed at a fake roadblock.

Algeria

1997 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final

The 1997 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final was the 24th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1997 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, an inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Monaghan led 2–9 to 1–3 at half-time and won by two points in the end.

Ireland

1999 Pakistani coup d'état

The 1999 Pakistani coup d'état was a bloodless coup d'état in which the Pakistan Army and then Chief of Army Staff and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Pervez Musharraf, overthrew elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his existing elected government, on 12 October 1999. Two days later, on 14 October 1999, Musharraf declared a state of emergency and issued a Provisional Constitutional Order.

Pakistan

1999 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral election

The 1999 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999, following a primary election on October 12, 1999, to elect the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. Mayor Richard Arrington Jr. announced that he would not seek another term, and resigned from office on July 19, 1999, elevating City Council President William A. Bell as interim Mayor.

This entry records the primary, as dated in the source infobox.

United States

USS Cole bombing

The USS Cole bombing was a suicide attack by al-Qaeda against USS Cole, a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, on 12 October 2000, while it was being refueled in Yemen's Aden harbor. Seventeen U.S. Navy sailors were killed and thirty-seven injured in the deadliest attack against a United States naval vessel since the USS Stark incident in 1987. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack.

USS Cole is bombed in Aden harbor

On October 12, 2000, suicide bombers attacked USS Cole while the destroyer was refueling in Aden, Yemen. Seventeen U.S. sailors were killed, and dozens of crew members were injured.

Yemen

Leyenda de Plata (2001)

The Leyenda de Plata (2001) was professional wrestling tournament produced by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council") that ran from October 5, 2001, over the course of three of CMLL's Friday night shows in Arena México with the finals on October 19, 2001. The annual Leyenda de Plata tournament is held in honor of lucha libre legend El Santo and is one of CMLL's most important annual tournaments.

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

Mexico

2002 Bali bombings

On 12 October 2002, three terrorist attacks took place in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. 2 suicide bombings occurred in two popular nightspots in Kuta Beach, the Sari Club and Paddy's Pub, killing a total of 202 people including 151 Western tourists from Australia and Europe as well as 38 local Indonesian residents living or working in businesses or homes around the nightclubs.

Indonesia

2003 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon

The 2003 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon in France and was part of the International Series of the 2003 ATP Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and ran from October 6 through October 12, 2003. Rainer Schüttler won the singles title.

Lyon, France

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup final

The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup final was an association football match which determined the winner of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was played on October 12, 2003, and won by Germany, who defeated Sweden 2–1 in extra time.

2003 Albanian local elections

The Albanian local elections in 2003 was the fourth local election held in Albania.

Albania

Iran beats New Zealand in the AFC–OFC Challenge Cup

On October 12, 2003, Iran beat New Zealand 3–0 in the AFC–OFC Challenge Cup at Azadi Stadium in Tehran.

Iran

Formally opened on October 12, 2003, it is the first newly built high-speed railway in China, costing CN¥15.7 billion (US$1.9 billion)

Qinhuangdao–Shenyang passenger railway or Qinshen railway (simplified Chinese: 秦沈客运专线; traditional Chinese: 秦瀋客運專線; pinyin: Qínshěn Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn) is a passenger-dedicated high-speed railway between Qinhuangdao, Hebei province and Shenyang, Liaoning province of China, spanning a distance of 404 km (251 mi). Construction started on August 16, 1999. Formally opened on October 12, 2003, it is the first newly built high-speed railway in China, costing CN¥15.7 billion (US$1.9 billion).

The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days

Shenzhou 6 (Chinese: 神舟六号; pinyin: Shénzhōu lìuhào) was the second human spaceflight of the Chinese space program, launched on October 12, 2005, on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Shenzhou spacecraft carried a crew of Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng for five days in low Earth orbit. It launched three days before the second anniversary of China's first human spaceflight, Shenzhou 5.

WEC 24

WEC 24: Full Force was a mixed martial arts event held on October 12, 2006. WEC 24's main event was a championship fight for the WEC Lightweight Title between champion Hermes Franca and challenger Nate Diaz.

Rangitikei local elections, 2013

The 2013 Rangitikei local elections were held across the Rangitikei District of Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, for the offices of Mayor of Rangitikei and eleven members of the Rangitikei District Council on 12 October 2013. They were held as part of the 2013 New Zealand local elections. Postal ballots were issued to 9,866 registered voters, and were returned from 23 September to 12 October. Across the district, 4,856 people cast votes, a voter turnout of 49.22%. Some voters chose not to vote in particular elections or referendums, so voter turnout in individual elections varies from this figure.

New Zealand

Christchurch mayoral election, 2013

The 2013 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections and was won by former MP Lianne Dalziel. The elections were held on 12 October 2013 for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government roles. Incumbent Bob Parker announced 14 months prior to the election that he would seek a third term as mayor. There was much speculation for many months over who would challenge Parker. Dalziel's name was persistently mentioned, but she denied any interest, declaring instead that the job that she really wanted is Gerry Brownlee's as Earthquake Recovery Minister, rather than Bob Parker's.

New Zealand

Hamilton local elections and referendums, 2013

In the city of Hamilton, New Zealand, elections were held for the offices of Mayor of Hamilton and twelve members of the Hamilton City Council (HCC) on 12 October 2013. They were held as part of the New Zealand local elections, 2013. Referendums on city water fluoridation and to determine voting method for electing city councillors in the future were held simultaneously. Postal ballots were issued to 97,259 registered voters, and were returned from 23 September to 12 October 2013. Across the city, 37,276 people cast votes, a voter turnout of 38.33%.

New Zealand

Rangitikei mayoral election, 2013

The 2013 Rangitikei mayoral election was part of the Rangitikei and wider New Zealand local elections. On 12 October 2013, elections were held for the Mayor of Rangitikei and other local government roles. The incumbent, Robert "Chalky" Leary, ran against three other candidates and lost re-election to Andy Watson who was elected with 41.5% of the vote, a 486-vote majority over Leary whose vote share succumbed to 31.3%.

New Zealand

Hamilton mayoral election, 2013

The 2013 Hamilton mayoral election was part of the Hamilton and wider New Zealand local elections. On 12 October 2013, elections were held for the Mayor of Hamilton and other local government roles. The incumbent, Julie Hardaker, ran against seven other candidates and was re-elected with 43.6% of the vote, a 2,911-vote majority over Ewan Wilson who won 35.5%.

New Zealand

Dunedin mayoral election, 2013

The Dunedin mayoral election, 2013 was held on Saturday, 12 October 2013 and was conducted under the single transferable voting system. Dave Cull, Dunedin's 57th mayor, was re-elected after seeing off eight challengers.

New Zealand

2013 Wellington mayoral election

The 2013 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections. On 12 October 2013, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government roles. Celia Wade-Brown was re-elected. At the time, Wellington was one of eight local bodies in New Zealand that used the Single transferable vote system to elect its mayor and councillors.

New Zealand

2013 Invercargill mayoral election

The 2013 Invercargill mayoral election finished on Saturday, 12 October 2013 and was conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2013 New Zealand local elections.

2013 Auckland mayoral election

An election was held for the office of Mayor of Auckland on 12 October 2013. It was one of many triennial local elections that took place in Auckland and throughout New Zealand at the time.

2013 Lower Hutt mayoral election

The 2013 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the wider 2013 New Zealand local elections. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

New Zealand

2013 Auckland Council election

The 2013 Auckland Council election took place between 20 September and 12 October and were conducted by postal vote. The elections were the second since the merger of seven councils into the Auckland Council, which is composed of the mayor and 20 councillors, and 149 members of 21 local boards. Twenty-one district health board members and 41 licensing trust members were also elected.

New Zealand

2013 Wellington City Council election

The 2013 Wellington City Council election was part of the 2013 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards.

New Zealand

Héroes Inmortales VIII

Héroes Inmortales VIII (Spanish for "Immortal Heroes Eight") was a professional wrestling event produced by the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promotion. The event, which commemorated the eight anniversary of the death of AAA founder Antonio Peña, took place on October 12, 2014, at Domo San Luis in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico and was taped for future television transmission. The event was headlined by El Mesías and El Patrón Alberto facing El Hijo del Perro Aguayo and El Texano, Jr., and also featured the annual Copa Antonio Peña.

San Luis Potosí (city), Mexico

Bound for Glory (2014)

Bound for Glory (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), in collaboration with Japanese promotion Wrestle-1 (W-1). It took place on October 12, 2014 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. It was the tenth pay-per-view under the Bound for Glory chronology, the second TNA/W-1 joint event held in Japan in 2014 (following Kaisen: Outbreak), and the fourth and last event in the 2014 TNA PPV schedule. It was the first Bound for Glory to not feature either the NWA World Heavyweight Championship or the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in the main event.

Tokyo, Japan

Bosnian general election, 2014

General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 12 October 2014. Voters elected the national Presidency and House of Representatives, as well as the Presidents and legislatures of the two entities.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2014 Bolivian general election

General elections were held in Bolivia on 12 October 2014, the second to take place under the country's 2009 constitution, and the first supervised by the Plurinational Electoral Organ, a newly created fourth branch of government. Incumbent President Evo Morales was re-elected for a third term. Bolivian voters elected the president and vice president of the republic, 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies, and 36 members of the Senate, as well as the five first directly elected deputies to the Andean Parliament.

Bolivia

2014 Budapest mayoral election

The 2014 Budapest mayoral election was held on 12 October 2014 to elect the Mayor of Budapest (főpolgármester). On the same day, local elections were held throughout Hungary, including the districts of Budapest. The election was run using a First-past-the-post voting system. In contrast with previous elections where the Mayor served a 4-year term, the winner of this election served for 5 years.

Hungary

2014 Republika Srpska general election

General elections were held in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 12 October 2014 as part of the Bosnian general elections. Incumbent President Milorad Dodik was re-elected, running on a joint Alliance of Independent Social Democrats–Democratic People's Alliance–Socialist Party platform, whilst his Alliance of Independent Social Democrats remained the largest in the National Assembly.

2014 Al-Safira offensive

The 2014 Al-Safira offensive, code-named "Zaeir al Ahrar” ("The Freemen Roar"), was a short-lived operation launched by Syrian rebels during the Syrian civil war in Aleppo Governorate, in an attempt to attack "three sites of the army which are al-Adnaneyyi, al-Zeraa al-Foqaneyyi and al-Ezraa al-Tahtatnia in order to open a road to attack the Defense Factories where helicopters take off in order to drop barrel bombs onto Aleppo, Idlib and Hama".

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

2016 President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council election

The election for the President of the Sixth Legislative Council took place on 12 October 2016 for members of the 6th Legislative Council of Hong Kong to among themselves elect the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the duration of the Council.

Battle of Kunduz (2016)

The Battle of Kunduz occurred on 3 October 2016 in the Afghan city of Kunduz between Afghan National Security Forces and Taliban insurgents. It occurred exactly a year after the 2015 battle when the Taliban briefly controlled the city.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Afghanistan

Intangom attack

On October 12, 2016, jihadists from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara attacked Burkinabe troops at Intangom, Tin-Akoff Department, Burkina Faso, killing four soldiers,

Global Wars 2017

Global Wars 2017 was a professional wrestling tour co-produced by the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotions. The tour's four events took place on October 12 at Buffalo RiverWorks in Buffalo, New York, October 13 at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 14 at Express Live! in Columbus, Ohio, and October 15 at Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, Illinois.

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

United States

22nd Busan International Film Festival

The 22nd Busan International Film Festival was held from October 12 to October 21, 2017 at the Busan Cinema Center and hosted by Jang Dong-gun and Im Yoon-ah. A total of 300 films from 75 countries were screened at the festival, including 100 world premieres and 29 international premieres. On October 15, 2017, President Moon made a surprise visit to the festival, promising noninterference and support for the festival.

This entry records the opening, as dated in the source infobox.

Glory By Honor XVI

Glory By Honor XVI was a two night, two city professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH), which took place on October 12, 2018 at UMBC Event Center in Baltimore, Maryland (live event) and on October 14, 2018 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (tapings for ROH's flagship program Ring of Honor Wrestling). Night 1 was streamed live on Honor Club.

Maryland, United States · Pennsylvania, United States · Philadelphia, United States

2018 Vancouver International Film Festival

The 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) took place from September 27 to October 12, 2018.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Canada

2019 Louisiana Attorney General election

The 2019 Louisiana Attorney General election took place on October 12, 2019, to elect the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Louisiana, with a runoff election, held on November 16, 2019. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry successfully ran for a second term. Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party affiliation; voters could vote for any candidate, regardless of their own party affiliation.

Louisiana, United States

2019 Wellington City Council election

The 2019 Wellington City Council election took place on 12 October 2019, to elect the Mayor of Wellington, city councillors, and community board members for the 2019–2022 term, as part of nation-wide local elections.

New Zealand

2019 Christchurch mayoral election

The 2019 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections on 12 October 2019.

New Zealand

2019 Louisiana State Senate election

The 2019 Louisiana State Senate election was held on October 12, 2019, with runoff elections held on November 16, 2019. All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate were up for election to four-year terms. Under the Louisiana primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party. Five districts held runoff elections due to no candidate receiving a majority of the vote in the general election.

Louisiana, United States

2019 Louisiana elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 12, 2019, with a runoff on November 16, 2019, for races in which no candidate was able to secure an absolute majority. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system (California and Washington have a similar top two primary system).

Louisiana, United States

2019 Hawke's Bay Regional Council election

The 2019 Hawke's Bay Regional Council election was held on 12 October 2019 via postal vote as part of the wider 2019 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. 9 regional councillors were elected using the first-past-the-post system.

New Zealand

2019 Hamilton mayoral election

The 2019 Hamilton City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections and was held on 12 October 2019 to determine the Mayor of Hamilton.

New Zealand

2019 Dunedin mayoral election

The 2019 Dunedin mayoral election was held on 12 October 2019. It was conducted with a single transferable vote (STV) system. Aaron Hawkins was elected for his first term as Dunedin's 58th Mayor after beating 13 other candidates. Nominations opened on 19 July 2019 and closed on 16 August 2019.

New Zealand

2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election

The 2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held to elect the governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Democratic governor John Bel Edwards won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican businessman Eddie Rispone. Edwards became the first Democratic governor of Louisiana to win re-election to a second consecutive term in 44 years since Edwin Edwards (no relation) in 1975. It was the closest Louisiana gubernatorial election since 1979. This was the only Democratic-held governorship up for election in 2019 that Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election, and was the only statewide victory in 2019 for Democrats in Louisiana. Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters may vote for any candidate regardless of their party affiliation. Because no candidate received an absolute majority of the vote during the primary election on October 12, 2019, a runoff election was held on November 16, 2019, between the top two candidates in the primary, Edwards and Rispone.

Louisiana, United States

2019 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2019 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser won re-election to a second term with more than 68% of votes outright in the October 12 jungle primary. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system where all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. If no candidate had received an absolute majority of the vote during the primary election on October 12, 2019, a runoff election would have been held on November 16, 2019, between the top two candidates in the primary.

Louisiana, United States

Glory By Honor XVII

Glory By Honor XVII was a professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH), which took place on October 12, 2019 at the UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana and was streamed live on ROH's streaming service Honor Club.

New Orleans, United States

UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson

UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson (also known as UFC Fight Night 161 or UFC on ESPN+ 19) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 12, 2019 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.

Florida, United States

2019 Tauranga mayoral election

The 2019 Tauranga mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections that were 12 October 2019 to elect the Mayor of Tauranga. It was won by Tenby Powell who defeated the incumbent mayor Greg Brownless.

2019 Nelson mayoral election

The 2019 Nelson mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections that were held on 12 October 2019 to elect the Mayor of Nelson, New Zealand.

2019 Tasman District Council election

The 2019 Tasman District Council election was held on 12 October 2019 as part of the wider 2019 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. One mayor and thirteen district councillors were elected in Tasman District, as well as the members of two community boards.

2019 Invercargill mayoral election

The 2019 Invercargill mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections that were held on 12 October 2019 to elect the Mayor of Invercargill. Incumbent mayor Tim Shadbolt was re-elected to his ninth term with a reduced majority.

2019 Auckland mayoral election

The 2019 Auckland mayoral election was held on 12 October 2019 to determine who would serve as Mayor of Auckland for the next three years. Nominations opened on 19 July 2019 and closed on 16 August 2019. Incumbent Mayor Phil Goff won the election with 48% of the vote to secure a second term.

2019 Lower Hutt mayoral election

The 2019 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the wider 2019 New Zealand local elections. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

New Zealand

2019 Bay of Plenty Regional Council election

The 2019 Bay of Plenty Regional Council election was a local election held from 20 September until 12 October in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected fourteen regional councillors for the 2019–2022 term of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.

New Zealand

The unfinished Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans partially collapses

On October 12, 2019, the Hard Rock Hotel building under construction at 1031 Canal Street in New Orleans partially collapsed, killing three people and injuring dozens.

United States

24th Busan International Film Festival

The 24th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 3 to October 12, 2019 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea. A total of 299 films from 85 countries were screened at the festival, including 118 world premieres and 27 international premieres. A new "Icons" section was created to introduce the latest films made by iconic filmmakers from around the world in order to focus on both the directors and their works.

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A gunman attacks patrons outside a Bratislava bar

On the evening of October 12, 2022, a gunman attacked patrons outside Tepláreň, an LGBT bar in Bratislava, Slovakia. Two people were killed and one was seriously injured.

Slovakia

2023 Gibraltar general election

General elections were held in Gibraltar on 12 October 2023 to elect all 17 members of the fifth Gibraltar Parliament. This was the first election in Gibraltar's history to use an electronic voting count system. The GSLP–Liberal Alliance narrowly secured a fourth term in office, though it saw its majority reduced to one seat, whilst the GSD became the sole opposition party, gaining two seats (one by unseating the Alliance's Minister of Business and Tourism Vijay Daryanani and taking one from the non-contesting party, Together Gibraltar, which had been held by Marlene Hassan-Nahon).

Gibraltar

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira (also known as UFC Fight Night 244, UFC on ESPN+ 102 and UFC Vegas 98) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 12, 2024, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.

Nevada, United States

2025 Portuguese local elections

Local elections were held in Portugal on 12 October 2025. The election consisted of three separate elections in the 308 Portuguese municipalities, the election for the Municipal Chambers, another election for the Municipal Assembly, as well an election for the lower-level Parish Assembly, whose winner is elected parish president. This last was held separately in the more than 3,000 parishes around the country.

Portugal

2025 Kosovan local elections

Local elections were held in Kosovo on 12 October 2025. A second round of voting has been held on 9 November 2025 in 21 municipalities where no candidate won a majority (50%) of the votes.

Kosovo

2025 Cameroonian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Cameroon on 12 October 2025. The presidential election resulted in a victory for the incumbent president Paul Biya of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement who according to official published results received 54% of the vote. Opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma of the Cameroon National Salvation Front finished second with 35% of the vote.

Cameroon

2025 Amadora local election

The 2025 Amadora local election was held on 12 October 2025 in the municipality of Amadora, Portugal, to elect the members for Amadora City Council, Amadora Municipal Assembly and the city's six parish assemblies. The Socialist Party chose incumbent mayor Vítor Ferreira as their candidate, while the Social Democratic Party renewed their coalition with the CDS – People's Party and other smaller parties, repeating their 2021 candidate, Suzana Garcia.

Portugal

Bound for Glory (2025)

Bound for Glory was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It took place on October 12, 2025, at Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. It was the 21st event under the Bound for Glory chronology and featured wrestlers from WWE's NXT brand, with which TNA has a partnership.

Massachusetts, United States

2025 Viseu local election

The 2025 VIseu local election was held on 12 October 2025 to elect the members for Viseu City Council, Viseu Municipal Assembly and the city's 25 parish assemblies. Incumbent Mayor Fernando Ruas, from the Social Democratic Party (PSD), ran for a second consecutive term. Former Mayor of Mangualde and former MP João Azevedo was chosen as the candidate of the Socialist Party (PS) again, after his defeat in 2021.

2025 Sintra local election

The 2025 Sintra local election was held on 12 October 2025 to elect the members for Sintra City Council, Sintra Municipal Assembly and the city's 15 parish assemblies. Incumbent Mayor Basílio Horta, from the Socialist Party (PS), was ineligible for a fourth term.

2025 Setúbal local election

The 2025 Setúbal local election was held on 12 October 2025 to elect the members for Setúbal City Council, Setúbal Municipal Assembly and the city's 5 parish assemblies. Incumbent Mayor André Martins, from the Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU), ran for a second term, facing a tough challenge from Fernando José, from the Socialist Party, and former Mayor Maria das Dores Meira, who was elected as part of the CDU in the past and was supported in this election by the PSD and the CDS–PP, while Chega originally proposed former PSD MP Lina Lopes as the party's mayoral candidate.

2025 Lisbon local election

The 2025 Lisbon local election was held on 12 October 2025 to elect the members for Lisbon City Council, Lisbon Municipal Assembly and the city's 24 parish assemblies. Carlos Moedas, from the Social Democratic Party, ran for a second term as mayor of Lisbon, in coalition with CDS – People's Party and also with the Liberal Initiative, while the Socialist Party, led by Alexandra Leitão, led a left-wing coalition alongside the Left Bloc, LIVRE and People Animals Nature in order to defeat the center-right coalition.

2025 Porto local election

The 2025 Porto local election was held on 12 October 2025 to elect the members for Porto City Council, Porto Municipal Assembly and the city's 7 parish assemblies. This election was expected to be extremely competitive after the 3 mandates of the liberal-backed Independent Rui Moreira, which was barred from running for a 4th term, with both the Socialists and Social Democrats hoping to win the second major city in Portugal, and Moreira's independent movement presenting then deputy mayor Filipe Araújo as a candidate, despite not having the endorsement of Rui Moreira himself.

2025 Vancouver International Film Festival

The 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 44th event in the history of the Vancouver International Film Festival, was held from October 2 to 12, 2025. The first batch of film announcements were released on August 6, alongside the announcement of the Arts Club Theatre Company's Granville Island Stage and the Alliance Française as new screening venues. The full program was announced on August 27.

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Canada