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Battle of Arausio

The Battle of Arausio took place on 6 October 105 BC, at a site between the town of Arausio, now Orange, Vaucluse, and the Rhône river, when two Roman armies, commanded by proconsul Quintus Servilius Caepio and consul Gnaeus Mallius Maximus, suffered a major defeat at the hands of the Cimbri and Teuton migratory tribes who were led by Boiorix and Teutobod respectively.

France

Battle of Tigranocerta

The Battle of Tigranocerta (Armenian: Տիգրանակերտի ճակատամարտ, Tigranakerti tchakatamart) was fought on 6 October 69 BC between the forces of the Roman Republic and the army of the Kingdom of Armenia led by King Tigranes the Great. The Roman force, led by Consul Lucius Licinius Lucullus, defeated Tigranes, and as a result, captured Tigranes' capital city of Tigranocerta.

Turkey

Battle of Yanshi

The Battle of Yanshi (Chinese: 偃師之戰) was fought on 5–6 October 618 between the armies of Wang Shichong and Li Mi, rival contenders for the succession of the Sui dynasty. Wang, who was still ostensibly a Sui loyalist and had been blockaded in Luoyang for months by Li, gambled on a decisive battle and led his troops out to attack the besieging army.

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

Siege of Aleppo (1124–1125)

The siege of Aleppo by Baldwin II of Jerusalem and his allies lasted from 6 October 1124 to 25 January 1125. It ended in a Crusader withdrawal following the arrival of a relief force led by Aqsunqur al-Bursuqi.

Aleppo, Syria

Battle of al-Fule

In the campaign and Battle of al-Fule (in Crusader terms La Fève, Latin Castrum Fabe), a Crusader force led by Guy of Lusignan skirmished with Saladin's Ayyubid army for more than a week in September and October 1183. The fighting ended on 6 October with Saladin being forced to withdraw.

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

Israel

Attack on Monastir

The attack on Monastir was an attempt by the Maltese knights of Hospitallers to attack and sack the Tunisian city of Monastir; the attack, however, failed.

Tunisia

Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1606)

The Battle of Cape St. Vincent was a naval engagement that took place on 16 June or 6 October 1606, during Eighty Years' War and Dutch–Portuguese War. A Spanish fleet under Admiral Luis Fajardo attacked the Dutch fleet led by Admiral Willem Haultain and Vice Admiral Regnier Klaazoon, which was blocking the Spanish-Portuguese coast to intercept the Spanish treasure fleet.

Battle of Daugavgrīva (1609)

The Battle of Daugavgrīva took place on October 6, 1609, during the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611). The Poles and Lithuanians under Jan Karol Chodkiewicz's command stood victorious.

Latvia

1648 Polish–Lithuanian royal election

The 1648 free election in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth began on 6 October 1648, and ended on November 17 of the same year. The new King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania was John II Casimir, the younger brother of previous king, Władysław IV, who had died on May 20, 1648.

Sobieski joins the fighting at Krasnobród

On the morning of October 6, 1672, Jan Sobieski’s forces joined Cossack troops fighting a Tatar force near Krasnobród, in what is now Poland.

Sobieski had set out on the night of October 5–6; this entry records the fighting the following morning.

Poland

Siege of Lwów (1672)

The siege of Lwów took place on September 20-October 6, 1672 during the Polish-Ottoman War of 1672-1676. The siege ended in a strategic Polish victory as the Ottomans could not capture the city after a two-week siege.

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

Ukraine

Surrender of Tribsees

The Surrender of Tribsees (Danish: Overgivelsen af Tribsees, Swedish: Överlämnandet av Tribsees), also known as the Capitulation of Tribsees (Danish: Kapitulationen af Tribsees, Swedish: Kapitulationen av Tribsees), was a surrender of Swedish forces to the Danish General Duncan in the town of Tribsees on 6 October 1675 during the Scanian War.

Germany

Thirteen immigrant families arrive in Philadelphia before founding Germantown

On October 6, 1683, thirteen immigrant families arrived by ship in Philadelphia. They went on to establish Germantown several weeks later.

October 6 marks their arrival, rather than the later establishment of the settlement.

United States

Battle of Ustechko

The Battle of Ustechko (Polish: Uścieczko, Turkish: Yuvaniça) (October 6, 1694) was fought during the Polish–Ottoman War (1683–1699), between the armies of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on the one hand and of Khanate of Crimea and Ottoman Empire on the other. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski defeated the Tatars and Ottomans forces commanded by Şehbaz Giray.

Ukraine

Northeast Coast campaign (1703)

The Northeast Coast campaign (also known as the Six Terrible Days) (10 August – 6 October 1703) was the first major campaign by the French of Queen Anne's War in New England. Alexandre Leneuf de La Vallière de Beaubassin led 500 troops made up of French colonial forces and the Wabanaki Confederacy of Acadia (200 Mi'kmaq and others from Norridgewock).

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

United States

Siege of Annapolis Royal (1744)

The siege of Annapolis Royal (also known as the siege of Fort Anne) in 1744 involved two of four attempts by the French, along with their Acadian and native allies, to regain the capital of Nova Scotia/Acadia, Annapolis Royal, during King George's War. The siege is noted for Governor of Nova Scotia Paul Mascarene successfully defending the last British outpost in the colony and for the first arrival of New England Ranger John Gorham to Nova Scotia.

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

Battle of Manila (1762)

The Battle of Manila was fought during the Seven Years' War, from 24 September 1762 to 6 October 1762, between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Spain in and around Manila, the capital of the Philippines, a Spanish colony at that time. The British won, leading to an eighteen-month occupation of Manila.

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

Philippines

Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery

The Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery was an American Revolutionary War battle fought in the highlands of the Hudson River valley, not far from West Point, on October 6, 1777. British forces under the command of General Sir Henry Clinton captured Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery, and then dismantled the Hudson River Chain. The purpose of the attack was to create a diversion to draw American troops from the army of General Horatio Gates, whose army was opposing British General John Burgoyne's attempt to gain control of the Hudson.

Orange County, New York, United States · West Point, New York, United States

Battle of Chestnut Neck

The Battle of Chestnut Neck was fought on October 6, 1778 in southern New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War, at Chestnut Neck, a settlement on the Little Egg Harbor River (now known as the Mullica River) near the present-day city of Port Republic, New Jersey, which was used as a base by privateers. The British retrieved some supplies and destroyed others, as well as destroying some residences and other buildings. Learning that Count Kazimierz Pułaski was on the way, the British quickly left by ship the following day. They had an encounter with Pulaski's forces a week later and caused heavy losses.

Port Republic, New Jersey, United States

Action of 6 October 1779

The Action of 6 October 1779 was a minor but famous and furious naval engagement that took part in the early stages of the war between Britain and France in the Anglo-French War between the British Royal Navy frigate HMS Quebec and the frigate Surveillante of the French Navy. The battle ended with a French victory when Quebec was destroyed by an explosion.

Ushant, France

1795 Delaware gubernatorial election

The 1795 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1795. The Federalist former councilor Gunning Bedford Sr. defeated the Democratic-Republican senator from New Castle County Archibald Alexander. The election was seen as a referendum on the Jay Treaty, which the Democratic-Republicans opposed. Alexander was listed as the "Anti-Treaty" candidate in the Aurora General Advertiser.

Delaware, United States

Battle of Castricum

The Battle of Castricum (October 6, 1799) saw a Franco-Dutch force defeat an Anglo-Russian force near Castricum, Netherlands. The battle was fought during the War of the Second Coalition against Revolutionary France between French and Dutch forces under the command of General Guillaume Brune and Herman Willem Daendels and British and Russian forces under the command of the Duke of York, Sir Ralph Abercromby and the Prince of Orange.

Netherlands

1801 Delaware gubernatorial election

The 1801 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1801. The Democratic-Republican candidate David Hall defeated the Federalist prothonotary for Sussex County, Delaware, Nathaniel Mitchell.

Delaware, United States

1807 Delaware gubernatorial election

The 1807 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1807. The Federalist senator from Kent County George Truitt defeated the Democratic-Republican candidate Joseph Haslet.

Delaware, United States

Trant's raid

Trant's raid was the Portuguese recapture of the city of Coimbra from the French on 6 October 1810 during the Peninsular War. The assault was undertaken by a Portuguese militia led by Colonel Nicholas Trant, an Irish officer in the British Army.

1829 Delaware gubernatorial election

The 1829 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1829. Incumbent Federalist Governor Charles Polk Jr. was barred from seeking re-election to a second consecutive term. David Hazzard, the two-time Democratic-Republican nominee for Governor, ran as the National Republican, or Anti-Jacksonian, candidate as the First Party System crumbled and new political parties were formed. He was opposed by Allan Thompson, the Jacksonian candidate.

Delaware, United States

1841 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1841 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1841, in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 6th district Francis Thomas narrowly defeated Whig nominee and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 5th district William Cost Johnson.

Maryland, United States

1845 Florida's at-large congressional district special election

A special election to the United States House of Representatives for Florida's at-large congressional district was held October 6, 1845. The winning candidate would serve a less-than-two-year term in the United States House of Representatives to represent Florida in the 29th Congress from October 6, 1845, to March 4, 1847. The election was initially called for the Whig candidate, Edward Carrington Cabell, and Cabell was seated in the House of Representatives.

Florida, United States

1845 Georgia gubernatorial election

The 1845 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1845, to elect the governor of Georgia. The incumbent governor, George W. Crawford, was re-elected to a second term in office.

United States

1847 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1847 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1847, in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district Philip Francis Thomas narrowly defeated Whig nominee William Tilghman Goldsborough.

Maryland, United States

1851 Georgia gubernatorial election

The 1851 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1851, to elect the governor of Georgia. Howell Cobb, nominee for the newly formed Constitutional Union Party, defeated the Resistance candidate, Charles McDonald.

United States

Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

The Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead was a tragic and spectacular series of events starting on Friday 6 October 1854, in which a substantial amount of property in the two North East of England towns was destroyed in a series of fires and an explosion which killed 53 and injured hundreds. There is only one building still extant on the Newcastle Quayside which predated the fire.

England, United Kingdom

United States House of Representatives election in Florida, 1856

The election to the United States House of Representatives in Florida for the 35th Congress was held October 6, 1856, at the same time as the election for Governor.

Florida, United States

1856 Florida gubernatorial election

The 1856 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1856. Democratic Nominee Madison S. Perry defeated Know Nothing candidate David S. Walker. The Election was decided by 320 votes.

Florida, United States

1856 Indiana gubernatorial election

The 1856 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1856, in order to elect the Governor of Indiana. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Indiana Ashbel P. Willard defeated People's Party nominee Oliver P. Morton.

1857 East Torrens colonial by-election

The 1857 East Torrens colonial by-election was held on 6 October 1857 to elect one of two members for East Torrens in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member George Marsden Waterhouse resigned on 8 September 1857. Lavington Glyde won the by-election with 51 per cent of the vote.

1862 Arkansas gubernatorial election

The 1862 Arkansas gubernatorial election was the ninth gubernatorial election, held on Monday, October 6, 1862. In the midst of the American Civil War, Colonel Harris Flanagin easily defeated incumbent Governor Henry M. Rector and Independent candidate John S. H. Rainey with 68.06% of the vote. Flanagin took office as the seventh governor on November 15, 1862. It was the only gubernatorial election conducted following the adoption of Arkansas's second constitution.

Arkansas, United States

Battle of Baxter Springs

The Battle of Baxter Springs, more commonly known as the Baxter Springs Massacre, was a minor battle of the American Civil War, fought on October 6, 1863, near the present-day town of Baxter Springs, Kansas. In late 1863, Quantrill's Raiders, a large Confederate guerrilla band, was traveling south through Kansas along the Texas Road to winter in Texas. Numbering about 400, this group captured and killed two Union teamsters who had come from a small Federal Army post called Fort Blair (frequently referred to as Fort Baxter).

Cherokee County, Kansas, United States

Battle of Bonari Pass

The Battle of Bonari Pass (Japanese:母成峠の戦い) was part of the Boshin War, and occurred on the 6 October 1868 (Gregorian Calendar), or the 21st day of the Eighth Month, Keiō-4 year (Japanese calendar). The Bonari pass was a strategic access at the limit of the fief of Aizu. The battle opposed a mixed force of 700 troops- including former shogunate soldiers (Denshutai and Shinsengumi) led by Otori Keisuke and Hijikata Toshizo, Aizu forces, and soldiers of various northern domains- to 2,000 troops favourable to the Imperial government. Outnumbered, the shogunal troops had to retreat to the North to Sendai, where the fleet of Enomoto Takeaki was ready to evacuate them to Hokkaidō.

Fukushima Prefecture, Japan · Inawashiro, Japan

Battle of Aizu

The Battle of Aizu (Japanese: 会津戦争, romanized: Aizu sensō, lit. 'War of Aizu') was fought in northern Japan from October to November in autumn 1868, and was part of the Boshin War.

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

Battle of Nompatelize

The Battle of Nompatelize, also known as the Battle of Etival, was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War on 6 October 1870, between Etival and Nompatelize in the province of Vosges from Strasbourg 64 km southwest. This battle marked the first major crackdown of franc-tireur operations in the Vosges region by the XIV Corps of the Prussians by Minister August von Werder in early October 1870.

Battle of Charasiab

The Battle of Charasiab was fought on 6 October 1879 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War between British and Indian troops against Afghan forces. The British were led by Major-General Sir Frederick Roberts, then commander of the Kabul Field Force, and the Afghans by Nek Mohammed Khan, Governor of Kabul and uncle of Yakub Khan, the former Amir.

Char Asiab, Afghanistan

1880 Georgia gubernatorial election

The 1880 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1880, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Alfred H. Colquitt defeated Independent Democratic nominee and former United States Senator from Georgia Thomas M. Norwood.

United States

The United States establishes the Naval War College

On October 6, 1884, Secretary of the Navy William E. Chandler signed General Order 325 establishing the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

This records the order establishing the college, rather than the start of teaching.

United States

1886 Georgia gubernatorial election

The 1886 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1886, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee, former United States Senator from Georgia and candidate for Governor in the 1868 election John B. Gordon ran unopposed and thus won the election.

United States

1889 French legislative election

Legislative elections were held in France on 22 September and 6 October 1889 during the Boulanger affair. They resulted in a victory for the Republicans, and a thorough defeat for the Boulangists.

France

1896 Florida gubernatorial election

The 1896 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1896. Democratic nominee William D. Bloxham defeated Republican nominee Edward R. Gunby with 66.55% of the vote.

Florida, United States

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (ΦΜΑ) is an American collegiate social fraternity with an emphasis in music. It was founded as the Sinfonia Club at the New England Conservatory of Music on October 6, 1898, by Ossian Everett Mills. The fraternity is open to men "who, through a love for music, can assist in the fulfillment of [its] object and ideals either by adopting music as a profession or by working to advance the cause of music in America."

Portuguese legislative election, 1901

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 6 October 1901, the third in three years. The result was a victory for the Regeneration Party, which won 100 seats.

Portugal

Battle of Erego

The Battle of Erego (also known as Beerdhiga) occurred on October 6, 1902, in Hodayo, about 70 miles north of Galkacyo. The battle involved British colonial forces, led by Colonel Swayne, and Somali troops (known as Dervishes) under the command of Haji Muhammad Abdullah Hassan. The Dervishes won by ambushing the British forces. The battle was an early conflict of the Dervish War.

1911 North Tyrone by-election

The 1911 North Tyrone by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. North Tyrone returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. The by-election was held on 6 October 1911.

1913 FA Charity Shield

The 1913 FA Charity Shield was the sixth staging of the FA Charity Shield, an annual association football match arranged to raise funds for charitable causes supported by the Football Association (the FA), the governing body of football in England. The match was contested by select teams of amateur and professional players. It was played on 6 October 1913 at The Den, London, and ended as a 7–2 win for the Professionals. England internationals Harry Hampton scored four goals, George Holley two and Harold Fleming one for the Professionals; George Barlow and Herbert Farnfield scored for the Amateurs.

England, United Kingdom

1918 Svenska Mästerskapet final

The 1918 Svenska Mästerskapet final was played on 6 October 1918 between the three-time finalists IFK Göteborg and the first-time finalists Helsingborgs IF. The match decided the winner of 1918 Svenska Mästerskapet, the football cup to determine the Swedish champions. IFK Göteborg won their third title with a 5–0 victory.

Starobilsk agreement

The Starobilsk agreement was a 1920 political and military alliance between the Makhnovshchina, an anarchist mass movement led by Nestor Makhno's Insurgent Army, and the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, which the Bolsheviks had established as the government of Ukraine. The agreement was reached following the resurgence of the White movement in Ukraine, which forced the warring Bolshevik and Makhnovist factions to put aside their differences and work together against their common enemy.

Ukrainian War of Independence: The Starobilsk agreement is signed by representatives of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Makhnovshchina.

1924 FA Charity Shield

The 1924 FA Charity Shield was the eleventh staging of the FA Charity Shield, an annual association football match arranged to raise funds for charitable causes supported by the Football Association (the FA), the governing body of football in England. As in the 1923 competition, the match was held between the a team of England professionals and amateurs.

1926 FA Charity Shield

The 1926 FA Charity Shield was the thirteenth staging of the FA Charity Shield, an annual association football match arranged to raise funds for charitable causes supported by the Football Association (the FA), the governing body of football in England. For the fifth time, the match was contested by select teams of amateur and professional players. It was played on 6 October 1926 at Maine Road, Manchester, and ended as a 6–3 win for the Amateurs. Wilfred Minter and Frank Macey each scored twice, Edgar Kail once, and an own goal by Michael Keeping completed the Amateurs' scoring; Bill Rawlings scored twice and Fred Tunstall scored once for the Professionals.

England, United Kingdom

1926 Georgia Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff

Georgia Democrats held a gubernatorial primary runoff after the initial vote produced no majority in the county unit system.

Party nomination runoff.

United States

Revolution of 1934: The President of the autonomous government of Catalonia, Lluís Companys, proclaims the Catalan State with the support of the Worker's Alliance

The events of 6 October (Catalan: Fets del sis d'octubre) were a general strike, armed insurgency and declaration of a Catalan State in Catalonia during the Revolution of 1934 on 6 October 1934. The predominantly left-wing Generalitat of Catalonia led by President Lluís Companys declared the Catalan State in reaction to the inclusion of the right-wing CEDA party in the Spanish Republican government of Alejandro Lerroux.

1937 Ontario general election

The 1937 Ontario general election was held on October 6, 1937, to elect the 90 Members of the 20th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). It was the 20th general election held in the province of Ontario.

Soviet invasion of Poland

The Soviet invasion of Poland was a military conflict by the Soviet Union without a formal declaration of war. On 17 September 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east, 16 days after Nazi Germany invaded Poland from the west. Subsequent military operations lasted for the following 20 days and ended on 6 October 1939 with the two-way division and annexation of the entire territory of the Second Polish Republic by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.

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

Poland

Kleeberg’s forces surrender after the Battle of Kock

On October 6, 1939, General Franciszek Kleeberg’s Independent Operational Group Polesie surrendered to German forces after the fighting near Kock, Poland, having run out of ammunition.

This records the surrender, following Kleeberg’s decision the previous evening.

Poland

Battle of Vella Lavella (naval)

The Battle of Vella Lavella (第二次ベララベラ海戦, Dainiji Berarabera kaisen) was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on the night of 6 October 1943, near the island of Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands. It marked the end of a three-month fight to capture the central Solomon Islands, as part of the Solomon Islands campaign.

Solomon Islands

Battle of Vella Lavella (land)

The Battle of Vella Lavella was fought from 15 August – 6 October 1943 between the Empire of Japan and the Allied forces from New Zealand and the United States at the end of the New Georgia campaign. Vella Lavella, an island located in the Solomon Islands, had been occupied by Japanese forces early during the war in the Pacific.

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

Solomon Islands

Operation Devon

Operation Devon was the code name of an amphibious landing by British Commandos in 1943 at Termoli, on the Adriatic coast of Italy, during the Italian Campaign of World War II.

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

Italy

Battle of the Dukla Pass

The Battle of the Dukla Pass, also known as the Dukla, Carpatho–Dukla, Rzeszów–Dukla, or Dukla–Prešov offensive, was the battle for control over the Dukla Pass on the border between Poland and Slovakia on the Eastern Front of World War II between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in September–October 1944. It was part of the Soviet east Carpathian strategic offensive that also included the Carpathian–Uzhgorod offensive.

World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.

1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

The 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 59th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Ireland

1948 FA Charity Shield

The 1948 FA Charity Shield was the 26th Charity Shield, an annual English association football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup. It was the first edition held since the postponement of football during the Second World War. The match, held at Highbury on 6 October 1948, was contested by Arsenal, champions of the 1947–48 Football League and Manchester United, who beat Blackpool in the final of the 1947–48 FA Cup.

1951 Chinese annexation of Tibet

Central Tibet came under the control of the People's Republic of China (PRC) after the government of Tibet signed the Seventeen Point Agreement which the 14th Dalai Lama ratified on 24 October 1951. The Chinese government calls the signing of the agreement the "Peaceful Liberation of Tibet". The events are called the "Chinese invasion of Tibet" by the exiled Central Tibetan Administration and much of the Tibetan diaspora.

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

British High Commissioner Henry Gurney is killed in an ambush

On October 6, 1951, British High Commissioner Henry Gurney was killed by communist guerrillas in an ambush on the road to Fraser’s Hill in Malaya, in what is now Malaysia.

Malaysia

1958 FA Charity Shield

The 1958 FA Charity Shield was the 36th FA Charity Shield, a football match between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup titles. This year's match was contested by league champions Wolverhampton Wanderers and FA Cup winners Bolton Wanderers. The match was staged at Bolton's home ground, Burnden Park. The hosts won the game 4–1, giving them their only Shield win.

21st Locarno Film Festival

The 21st Locarno Film Festival was held from 26 September to 6 October 1968 in Locarno, Switzerland. There was fight on the festival jury this year. Due to the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact countries, Czech director and jury member Jiri Menzel refused to vote on films from Warsaw Pact countries as he felt he could not fairly evaluate them.

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

Switzerland

Operation Badr (1973)

Operation Badr (Arabic: عملية بدر ʻAmaliyat Badr), also known as Plan Badr (خطة بدر Khitat Badr), was an Egyptian military offensive and operation across the Suez Canal that destroyed the Bar-Lev Line, a chain of Israeli fortifications along the frontline of the Israeli-occupied Sinai Peninsula, on 6 October 1973. It was launched in conjunction with a Syrian military offensive against the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, triggering the Yom Kippur War.

Egypt

Yom Kippur War

The Yom Kippur War, also known as the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, the fourth Arab–Israeli War, the October War, or the Ramadan War (6–25 October 1973), was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria. Most of the fighting occurred in the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights, territories occupied by Israel in 1967. Some combat also took place in mainland Egypt and northern Israel.

Ofira Air Battle

The Ofira Air Battle was one of the first air battles of the Yom Kippur War. On 6 October 1973, Egypt launched a massive surprise attack on Israel that included over 200 Egyptian aircraft participating in an opening airstrike. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) Base Ofira at Sharm el-Sheikh came under attack by 20 Egyptian Air Force MiG-17s and their eight MiG-21 escorts.

Egypt

Battle of Fort Lahtzanit

The Battle of Fort Lahtzanit took place on October 6, 1973, between the Egyptian Army and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Part of the Egyptian-initiated Operation Badr, the battle was one of the first of the Yom Kippur War, fought in and around Fort Lahtzanit, a fortification of the Bar Lev Line, located 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Port Fouad in the Sinai Peninsula.

Egypt

Battles of Fort Budapest

The Battles of Fort Budapest (Hebrew: מעוז בודפשט) refer to two attempts by the Egyptian Army to capture Fort Budapest, part of Israel's Bar Lev Line, during the Yom Kippur War. The first attempt took place at noon on October 6, 1973, with the start of Operation Badr, but failed due to Israeli Air Force intervention.

Egypt

6 October 1976 massacre

The 6 October 1976 massacre, also known as the 6 October event (Thai: เหตุการณ์ 6 ตุลา RTGS: het kan hok tula) in Thailand, was a violent crackdown by Thai police and lynching by right-wing paramilitaries and bystanders against leftist protesters who had occupied Bangkok's Thammasat University and the adjacent Sanam Luang, on 6 October 1976.

Cubana de Aviación Flight 455

Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 was an international Cuban flight from Barbados to Jamaica that was brought down on 6 October 1976 by a terrorist bomb attack. All 73 people on board the Douglas DC-8 aircraft were killed after two time bombs went off and the plane crashed into the sea. The crash killed every member of the Cuban national fencing team.

Ford and Carter hold their second presidential debate

On October 6, 1976, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter held their second presidential debate at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The debate focused on foreign and defense policy.

United States

1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in October 1977. The Janata Party won a majority of seats and Kailash Chandra Joshi was sworn in as the new chief minister. The number of constituencies in Madhya Pradesh were increased to 320, following the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.

India

Operation Miracle (Rhodesia)

Operation Miracle, or the Battle of Mavonde, was a military raid in 1979 by the Rhodesian Security Forces (RSF) against ZANLA guerrilla bases in Mozambique towards the end of the Rhodesian Bush War. ZANLA put up stiff resistance, although at the cost of many losses with as many as hundreds dead. The tactical success of the RSF did not lead to the expected strategic changes but did result in a decisive tactical victory with few losses.

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

Ugandan Bush War

The Ugandan Bush War was a civil war fought in Uganda by the official Ugandan government and its armed wing, the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA), against a number of rebel groups, most importantly the National Resistance Army (NRA), from 1980 to 1986. The unpopular President Milton Obote was overthrown in a coup d'état in 1971 by General Idi Amin, who established a military dictatorship.

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

Uganda

NLM CityHopper Flight 431

NLM CityHopper Flight 431 was a flight by a Fokker F-28-4000, registration PH-CHI, that was operating an international scheduled Rotterdam–Eindhoven–Hamburg passenger service. On 6 October 1981, the aircraft encountered a tornado on the first leg, minutes after taking off from Rotterdam Airport, and crashed 15 miles (24 km) south-southeast of Rotterdam. All 17 occupants of the aircraft – 13 passengers and 4 crew members– died in the accident.

Netherlands

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated

On October 6, 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated during a military parade in Cairo by members of Egyptian Islamic Jihad.

Egypt

1981 Atlanta mayoral election

The 1981 Atlanta Mayoral Election took place on October 6, 1981, with the runoff held on October 27. Mayor Maynard Jackson was ineligible to run due to term limits. The runoff featured two prominent Atlanta politicians: former Congressman and United States in United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young and State Representative Sidney Marcus. Young won in the October 27th runoff by double digits.

1981 Nova Scotia general election

The 1981 Nova Scotia general election was held on October 6, 1981, to elect members of the 53rd House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.

1985 Portuguese legislative election

The 1985 Portuguese legislative election took place on 6 October. The election renewed all 250 members of the Assembly of the Republic. The election was called after the resignation, in June 1985, of Socialist Party (PS) Prime Minister Mário Soares, following the withdrawal of the center-right Social Democratic Party (PSD) from the Central Bloc government. Soares didn't contest the election, deciding to run for the January 1986 Presidential elections instead.

Portugal

United States Senate election in Louisiana, 1990

The 1990 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on October 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. won re-election to a fourth term and avoided a runoff.

Louisiana, United States

1990 Shreveport mayoral election

The 1990 Shreveport mayoral election resulted in the election of Republican councilwoman Hazel Beard in the race to succeed the term limited incumbent, John Brennan Hussey. The primary election was held on October 6, 1990. Beard and C. O. Simpkins, a dentist and civil rights activist, advanced to the general election held on November 6, 1990. Beard became the first woman, and the first Republican since Reconstruction, to serve as mayor of Shreveport.

Discovery launches on STS-41 carrying Ulysses

On October 6, 1990, the space shuttle Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on STS-41, carrying the Ulysses solar probe.

This was a later Discovery mission; the shuttle first flew in 1984.

United States

1991 Portuguese legislative election

The 1991 Portuguese legislative election took place on 6 October. The election renewed all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic. There was a reduction of 20 seats compared with previous elections, due to the 1989 Constitutional revision. For the first time in Portuguese democracy, an election was held after the four years of the legislature had been fully completed.

Portugal

Operation Corridor 92

Operation Corridor 92 (Serbian: Операција Коридор 92, Operacija Koridor 92) was an operation conducted during the Bosnian War by the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) against the forces of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) and the Croatian Army (HV) in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina between 24 June and 6 October 1992. The objective of the offensive was to re-establish a road link between the city of Banja Luka in the west of the country and the eastern parts of the territory controlled by the Bosnian Serbs.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pakistani general election, 1993

General elections were held in Pakistan on 6 October 1993. The election took place after both the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Ghulam Ishaq Khan resigned to resolve a power struggle between them. Although the Pakistan Muslim League (N) won the largest number of votes, the Pakistan Peoples Party won the most seats. After winning the support of minor parties and independents the leader of the PPP, Benazir Bhutto, was elected Prime Minister by the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 40.3%.

Pakistan

1993 Pakistani general election in Islamabad

General elections were held in Islamabad Capital Territory on Wednesday 6 October 1993 to elect 1 member of National Assembly of Pakistan from Islamabad. Pakistan Muslim League (N) won Islamabad seat by the margin of 9,790 votes.

Mayor and Queloz announce the discovery of 51 Pegasi b

On October 6, 1995, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz announced the discovery of the exoplanet 51 Pegasi b at a conference in Florence, Italy.

This is the public announcement date, rather than the date of the first observations.

Italy

1996 NSL Cup final (October)

The 1996 NSL Cup final (October) was the final match of the 1996–97 NSL Cup, the 21st and final season of the National Soccer League Cup. It was played at Bob Jane Stadium in Melbourne on 6 October 1996 between Collingwood Warriors and Marconi Fairfield. Collingwood Warriors won the match 1–0 for their first NSL Cup title.

1996 Liga Indonesia Premier Division final

The 1996 Liga Indonesia Premier Division final was a football match which was played on 6 October 1996 at Gelora Senayan Main Stadium in Jakarta. It was contested by PSM and Bandung Raya to determine the winner of the 1995–96 Liga Indonesia Premier Division. Bandung Raya won the match 2–0 to claim their first-ever title.

Jakarta, Indonesia

Clinton and Dole hold their first presidential debate

On October 6, 1996, Bill Clinton and Bob Dole held their first presidential debate at the Bushnell in Hartford, Connecticut.

United States

Leyenda de Plata (2000)

The Leyenda de Plata (2000) was professional wrestling tournament produced by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council") that ran from September 22, 2000, over the course of three of CMLL's Friday night shows in Arena México with the finals on October 6, 2000. 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

2001 France v Algeria football match

On 6 October 2001, France hosted Algeria in an international friendly in Saint-Denis' Stade de France. It was the first time France played against Algeria after the latter gained independence from the former in 1962. Both Algerian and French players were presented as 'messengers of peace' before the start of the game but the French national anthem was booed by many of the fans.

Paris, France

Maranhão gubernatorial election, 2002

The Maranhão gubernatorial election, 2002 was held in the Brazilian state of Maranhão on October 6, alongside Brazil's general elections. PFL candidate, José Reinaldo, was re-elected on October 6, 2002.

Maranhão, Brazil

2004 President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council election

The election for the President of the Third Legislative Council took place on 6 October 2004 for members of the 3rd Legislative Council of Hong Kong to among themselves elect the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the duration of the council. Rita Fan from the pro-Beijing camp defeated Albert Ho, a democrat, and was re-elected as widely expected.

Pakistani presidential election, 2007

An indirect presidential election was held in Pakistan on 6 October 2007. This was before dissolution of parliament for the following general election to be held in 2008. The Pakistani legislature elected incumbent Pervez Musharraf by an overwhelming majority. The near-unanimous nature of Musharraf's victory was made possible by the absence of two key political opposition leaders, Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto. Nawaz Sharif had attempted to return to Pakistan before the election but was deported back into exile by the ruling government because of a gross violation of the agreement he had signed with the current regime to stay out of Pakistan and its politics for a period of ten years.

Pakistan

ROH Undeniable

Undeniable was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on October 6, 2007 from the Inman Sports Club in Edison, New Jersey and aired on PPV on January 18, 2008.

New Jersey, United States

2009 Raleigh mayoral election

The Raleigh mayoral election of 2009 was held on 6 October 2009 to elect a Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina. It was won by incumbent Charles Meeker, who defeated Larry D. Hudson, II in the first-round primary. Because Meeker won more than 50% in the first round, there was no need for a run-off. It was officially a non-partisan contest, but Meeker had won four previous elections as a Democrat.

2009 Albuquerque mayoral election

The 2009 Albuquerque mayoral election took place on October 6, 2009. Incumbent Mayor Martin Chávez ran for re-election to a third consecutive term, and fourth term overall. The city charter barred Chávez from seeking a third consecutive term, but he challenged the term limits, successfully arguing that the limit was unconstitutional under the state constitution.

2011 Ontario general election

General elections were held on October 6, 2011, to elect members of the 40th Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Ontario Liberal Party was elected to a minority government, with the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party) serving as the Official Opposition and the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) serving as the third party. In the final result, Premier McGuinty's party fell one seat short of winning a majority government.

2011 Memphis mayoral election

The 2011 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 6, 2011. Incumbent Mayor A C Wharton, who was first elected in a 2009 special election, ran for re-election to a full term. He was challenged by a large field of candidates, the most well-known of whom were former City Councilmember Edmund Ford, Sr., and County Commissioner James Harvey.

Results of the 2011 Ontario general election by riding

The 2011 Ontario general election took place on Thursday, October 6, 2011 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada.

Battle of Khirbet Al-Joz

The Battle of Khirbet Al-Joz was fought between forces of the Syrian Army and the FSA for control of the town. On 6 October 2012, the FSA launched an attack on the government occupied village of Khirbet Al-Joz, near the Turkish border. The FSA took control of the village after a 12-hour-long battle with government forces.

Syria

House of Hardcore holds its first wrestling event

On October 6, 2012, House of Hardcore held its first wrestling event at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York.

United States

Battle of Damboa

Battle of Domboa was fought between 7th Division of Nigerian military and Boko Haram insurgents in morning hours of 6 October 2013. Boko Haram entered the village at 4:30 AM, they forced priest of the local mosque to call for civilians to come to the mosque after which they opened fire on them, killing seven and injuring several.

Nigeria

Battleground (2013)

The 2013 Battleground was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It was the inaugural Battleground and took place on Sunday, October 6, 2013, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. Battleground was originally announced to be the new annual October PPV for the promotion; however, it was moved up to July the following year.

United States

Opening of 2013 East Asian Games

The 2013 East Asian Games (6–15 October 2013), officially known as the VI East Asian Games, was an international multi-sport event held in Tianjin, China. 2,422 Athletes from nine East Asian nations competed in 254 events in 24 sports. Tianjin 2013 is the last edition of East Asian Games before being replaced by East Asian Youth Games.

Daraa offensive (October 2014)

The October Daraa offensive, code-named "wa al-Fajr wa Layali Asher" ("By the Dawn and ten nights"), was a military operation launched by Syrian rebels during the Syrian civil war in Daraa Governorate, in an attempt to take control of Al-Harra and Al-Sanamayn. This operation came after the successful rebel offensive in Quneitra province, which resulted in the rebels seizing the Syrian-controlled side of the Golan and the capture of a number of towns, villages and hills in Quneitra and Daraa provinces.

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

Syria

October 2015 Aden missile attack

The October 2015 Aden missile attack occurred on 6 October 2015, when a group of attackers targeted the Al-Qasr hotel which housed the Vice President and Prime Minister of Yemen; and served as a de facto military base for the Arab Coalition and the Yemen Army units loyal to President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. Although the Houthis were first suspected by Yemeni Transport Minister Badr Basalma of being behind the attack, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack.

Aden, Yemen

2015 Cary, North Carolina, mayoral election

Cary, North Carolina, held an election for mayor on Tuesday, October 6, 2015. Harold Weinbrecht, the incumbent mayor, ran unopposed and won re-election to a third term. There was an option vote (commonly called "write-in").

2015 Raleigh mayoral election

The biennial election for the Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina was held on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. The election was nonpartisan. Incumbent Mayor Nancy McFarlane won a third term in office.

Aden unrest (2015–2019)

The Aden unrest was a conflict between Islamist factions, such as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and Islamic State – Yemen Province, against the loyalists of president Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and later a conflict between UAE-backed and Saudi-backed factions within the coalition. In 2017, fighting also broke out between factions aligned with different members of the Saudi-led coalition namely Saudi Arabia-backed Hadi and Al-Islah and UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council and Southern Movement.

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

Yemen

21st Busan International Film Festival

The 21st Busan International Film Festival was held from October 6 to October 15, 2016 at the Busan Cinema Center and was hosted by Sul Kyung-gu and Han Hyo-joo. A total of 301 films from 69 countries were screened at the festival, including 96 world premieres and 27 international premieres. A new Vision-Director Award was given to two promising directors of newly produced independent films in the Korean Cinema Today-Vision section, who have shown the most outstanding production skills.

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

2018 Plzeň municipal election

The Plzeň municipal election in 2018 was held as part of 2018 Czech municipal elections on 5 and 6 October 2018. Plzeň was led by a coalition of the Civic Democratic Party, Czech Social Democratic Party, Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party and Citizens Patriots. ANO 2011 was the strongest opposition party. ANO 2011 has won the popular vote but tied with the Civic Democratic Party by number of seats.

Czechia

Super Show-Down (2018)

The 2018 Super Show-Down was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE, held for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brands, Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live. It was the inaugural Super Show-Down and took place on Saturday, October 6, 2018, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The event aired live at 7:00 p.m.

Australia

2018 Prague municipal election

The 2018 Prague municipal elections were held in Prague in on 5 and 6 October 2018 as part of nationwide municipal elections. All 65 seats of the Prague Assembly were up to elect. Full results were presented a day later, on 7 October 2018. The result was a narrow victory of the conservative Civic Democratic Party (ODS), which received 17.9 per cent of votes and 14 seats.

Czechia

2018 Czech Senate election

Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 5 and 6 October 2018 alongside municipal elections, with a second round held on 12 and 13 October 2018. The Conservative Civic Democratic Party (ODS) won the election with 10 seats. Governing parties ANO 2011 and the Czech Social Democratic Party were heavily defeated, winning only 1 seat each.

Czechia

2018 Czech municipal elections

Municipal elections were held in the Czech Republic on 5 and 6 October 2018, alongside elections for the Senate.

Czechia

UFC 229

UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) that was held on October 6, 2018. The fight took place between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. This event was the most-bought UFC (and MMA) pay-per-view of all time with a buyrate of 2.4 million.

2018 Brno municipal election

Brno municipal election in 2018 was held as part of 2018 Czech municipal elections. ANO 2011 led by incumbent Mayor Petr Vokřál received highest number of votes being followed by Civic Democratic Party (ODS). ODS formed coalition with KDU-ČSL, ČSSD and Pirates after the election. Markéta Vaňková of ODS became the new Mayor.

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

Czechia

2018 Ostrava municipal election

Municipal election in Ostrava was held as part of Czech municipal elections in 2018.

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

Czechia

2019 LTP Charleston Pro Tennis II

The 2019 LTP Charleston Pro Tennis II was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Charleston, South Carolina, United States between 30 September and 6 October 2019.

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

2019 Tunisian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections took place in Tunisia on 6 October 2019.

Tunisia

2019 Portuguese legislative election

The 2019 Portuguese legislative election was held on 6 October 2019. All 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic were contested. The Socialist Party (PS) won the elections with 36 percent of the votes and 108 seats, a gain of 22 compared with 2015. The PS won the big districts of Porto and Lisbon, although Porto was closer than expected, and was able to gain districts from the PSD, like Aveiro and Viana do Castelo, by razor thin margins.

Portugal

UFC 243

UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 6, 2019, at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.

Australia

Hell in a Cell (2019)

The 2019 Hell in a Cell was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held for wrestlers the promotion's main roster brands, Raw and SmackDown. It was the 11th annual Hell in a Cell event and took place on October 6, 2019, at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.

California, United States

26th Busan International Film Festival

The 26th Busan International Film Festival opened on October 6, 2021 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea with the South Korean film Heaven: To the Land of Happiness by Im Sang-soo. Park So-dam and Song Joong-ki hosted the opening of the festival, which was streamed live on YouTube. In the 26th edition, 223 films from 70 countries were officially invited to the festival. 63 community service screenings were also part of the festival.

South Korea

Bodio ambush

On October 6, 2021, al-Qaeda-allied jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) ambushed a Malian convoy in Mopti Region, killing scores of Malian soldiers. The ensuing firefight left dozens of jihadists dead.

2021 New South Wales National Party leadership election

The 2021 leadership election for the National Party of Australia – NSW was held on 6 October 2021 to elect a new leader of the New South Wales Division of the National Party of Australia and subsequently the Deputy Premier of New South Wales, following the resignation of John Barilaro. The election was conducted among the National Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales and contested between Melinda Pavey and Paul Toole.

2022 United Conservative Party leadership election

The 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election was held on October 6 in Alberta to select a new leader of the United Conservative Party and Premier of Alberta. The leadership election was triggered following the May 18 leadership review in which the United Conservative Party membership voted 51.4 per cent in support of incumbent Premier Jason Kenney's leadership.

2024 Rio Branco mayoral election

The 2024 Rio Branco municipal election took place in the city of Rio Branco, Brazil on 6 October 2024. Voters elected a mayor, vice mayor, and 21 councillors. The incumbent mayor is Tião Bocalom of the PL. Bocalom was formerly elected mayor in 2020 as a member of the PP. Bocalom defeated the former mayor of the city, Marcus Alexandre in the first round.

Brazil

2024 Fortaleza mayoral election

The 2024 Fortaleza mayoral election took place on 6 October 2024. Voters elected a mayor, a vice mayor, and 43 councillors. The incumbent mayor, José Sarto, a member of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), was elected in 2020 for his first term and intends to run for reelection. Candidates André Fernandes (PL) and Evandro Leitão (PT) were the most voted and advanced for a runoff, held on 27 October 2024.

Brazil

2024 Rio de Janeiro municipal election

The 2024 Rio de Janeiro municipal election took place on 6 October 2024. Voters elected a mayor, vice mayor, and 51 city council members. The incumbent mayor, Eduardo Paes of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), was reelected with his second term to begin on 1 January 2025 and end on 31 December 2028.

Brazil

2024 Curitiba mayoral election

The 2024 Curitiba mayoral election was held in Curitiba on 6 October 2024 to elect the mayor, vice mayor, and 38 councillors of the Municipal Chamber of Curitiba. Incumbent mayor Rafael Greca (PSD) was not eligible to run for a third consecutive term, having been elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020. As no mayoral candidate received more than half of the valid votes in the first round, a runoff election was held on 27 October 2024.

Brazil

Héroes Inmortales XVI

Héroes Inmortales XVI (Spanish for "Immortal Heroes Sixteen) was a professional wrestling event produced and scripted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). The event took place on October 6, 2024, at Auditorio Benito Juárez in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. It was the sixteenth Héroes Inmortales show, held annually in honor of the promotion's deceased founder Antonio Peña and it featured the Copa Antonio Peña tournament named in his honor.

Zapopan, Mexico

2024 Porto Alegre mayoral election

The 2024 Porto Alegre mayoral election took place on 6 October 2024. Voters elected a mayor, a vice mayor, and 36 councillors. The incumbent mayor, Sebastião Melo, a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), was elected in 2020 for his first term and ran for reelection. The mayor's term will begin on 1 January 2025 and end on 31 December 2028.

Brazil

Cuiabá holds the first round of its municipal election

On October 6, 2024, voters in Cuiabá, Brazil, took part in the first round of the municipal election. The mayoral contest went to a runoff on October 27.

October 6 was the first round, rather than the final mayoral result.

Brazil

2024 Salvador mayoral election

The 2024 Salvador municipal election took place in the city of Salvador, Brazil on 6 October 2024. Voters will elect a mayor, vice mayor, and 43 councillors. The incumbent mayor, Bruno Reis, of the Brazil Union (UNIÃO), is able to run for a second term. If the most voted candidate on the first round doesn't achieve more than 50% of the votes, a second round will happen on 27 October 2024.

Brazil

2024 Bosnian municipal elections

Municipal elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 6 October 2024 to elect mayors and assemblies in 140 municipalities. Due to sustaining major damage and suffering casualties following heavy floods two days prior, elections were postponed and held on 20 October in the municipalities of, Kiseljak, Kreševo, Konjic and Fojnica. Elections in the town of Jablanica, which suffered most of the flood damage, were held on 3 November 2024.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2024 Goiânia mayoral election

The 2024 Goiânia municipal election took place in the city of Goiânia, Brazil on 6 October 2024. Voters elected 41 councillors. A second round was held on October 27 as no candidate achieved 50% in the first round for mayor. The incumbent mayor is Rogério Cruz of Solidarity. Cruz became mayor after the death of Maguito Vilela due to COVID-19. Cruz was elected as a member of the Republicanos.

Brazil

2024 Belo Horizonte mayoral election

The 2024 Belo Horizonte municipal election took place in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil on 6 October 2024. Voters elected 41 councillors. A second round was held on October 27 as no candidate achieved 50% in the first round for mayor. The incumbent mayor is Fuad Noman of the Social Democratic Party.

Brazil

2024 Vitória mayoral election

The 2024 Vitória municipal election took place in the city of Vitória, Brazil on 6 October 2024. Voters elected a mayor, vice mayor, and 21 councillors. The incumbent mayor, Lorenzo Pazolini of the Republicanos was elected first in 2020. Pazolini was reelected in the first round.

Brazil

2024 Teresina mayoral election

The 2024 Teresina municipal election took place in the city of Teresina, Brazil on 6 October 2024. Voters elected a mayor, vice mayor, and 31 councillors. The incumbent mayor is José Pessoa Leal or Dr. Pessoa of the Democratic Renewal Party. Dr. Pessoa was formerly elected mayor in 2020 as a member of the MDB.

Brazil

2024 Macapá mayoral election

The 2024 Macapá municipal election took place in the city of Macapá, Brazil on 6 October 2024. Voters elected a mayor, vice mayor, and 23 councillors. The incumbent mayor is Antônio Furlan, otherwise known as Dr. Furlan, of the Brazilian Democratic Movement. He was elected mayor in 2020 as a member of Cidadania in the second round against Josiel Alcolumbre, the brother of the former president of the Federal Senate Davi Alcolumbre.

Brazil

2024 São Paulo municipal election

The 2024 São Paulo municipal election took place on 6 October 2024, with a runoff held on 27 October. Voters elected a mayor, vice mayor, and 55 city council members. The incumbent mayor, Ricardo Nunes of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), ran for reelection.

Brazil

2024 Brazilian municipal elections

Municipal elections took place in Brazil on 6 October 2024, with any runoffs scheduled for 27 October.

Brazil

2024 Recife mayoral election

The 2024 Recife municipal election took place in the city of Recife, Brazil on 6 October 2024. Voters elected a mayor, vice mayor, and 39 councillors. The incumbent mayor is João Campos of the PSB. Campos is the son of the former governor of Pernambuco Eduardo Campos, who died in a plane crash while running in the 2014 presidential election.

Brazil

2024 Tunisian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Tunisia on 6 October 2024. They were the first presidential elections since the promulgation of the 2022 constitution and were boycotted by most parties. After rejecting several candidacies, including those of the main opponents of incumbent president Kais Saied, the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) confirmed the candidacies of only three candidates; Saied and former deputies Zouhair Maghzaoui and Ayachi Zammel, rejecting those of Mondher Zenaidi, Abdellatif Mekki and Imed Daïmi, who had been reinstated by the Administrative Court.

Tunisia

2024 Maceió mayoral election

The 2024 Maceió municipal election took place in the city of Maceió, Brazil on 6 October 2024. Voters elected a mayor, vice mayor, and 21 councillors. The incumbent mayor is João Henrique Caldas or JHC of the PL. JHC was formerly elected mayor in 2020 as a member of the PSB. JHC was previously a Federal Deputy and a State Deputy.

Brazil

2024 Florianópolis mayoral election

The 2024 Florianópolis municipal election took place in the city of Florianópolis, Brazil on 6 October 2024. Voters elected a mayor, vice mayor, and 43 councillors. The incumbent mayor, Topázio Neto, of the PSD, the vice mayor elected in 2020 as a member of the Republicanos, took office on March 31, 2022, with the resignation of the incumbent, Gean Loureiro (UNIÃO).

Brazil

2024 Mostar municipal elections

Municipal elections were held in Mostar on 6 October 2024 to elect members of the City Council and the mayor of Mostar. The elections were part of the Bosnian municipal elections. It was the first elections after 2008 to be held during the same time as the rest of the country, since the previous ones were held on 20 December 2020, 35 days apart.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2024 São Paulo Torneio Internacional de Tênis Feminino

The 2024 São Paulo Torneio Internacional de Tênis Feminino was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2024 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in São Paulo, Brazil, between 30 September and 6 October 2024.

Brazil

2024 Šibenik Open

The 2024 Šibenik Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2024 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Šibenik, Croatia between 30 September and 6 October 2024.

Croatia

2024 Rancho Santa Fe Open

The 2024 Rancho Santa Fe Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2024 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States between 30 September and 6 October 2024.

California, United States

2024 PASOK – KINAL leadership election

The 2024 PASOK – Movement for Change leadership election took place on the 6th of October 2024, with a second round on the 13th of the same month, in order to elect the president of PASOK – Movement for Change. It was triggered on June 30, following internal pressure on the incumbent President Nikos Androulakis, regarding the coalition's mediocre performance at the 2024 EU elections.

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

2024 Vancouver International Film Festival

The 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 43rd event in the history of the Vancouver International Film Festival, was held from September 26 to October 6, 2024. The first five films in the program were announced on August 8, 2024, with the full program released on August 28. The festival opened with the documentary film Ari's Theme, and closed with the film Emilia Pérez.

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

Canada

2024 Campo Grande mayoral election

A mayoral election in Campo Grande was held on 6 October 2024.

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

Brazil

2025 Miramichi West provincial by-election

A by-election was held on October 6, 2025, in the provincial riding of Miramichi West in New Brunswick, Canada. The by-election is to fill the vacant seat left by the resignation of PC MLA Michael Dawson who successfully ran in Miramichi—Grand Lake to represent the region federally during the 2025 federal election. It is the first time the Libertarian Party of New Brunswick has run in Miramichi.

Canada

2025 Alberta teachers' strike

The 2025 Alberta teachers' strike was a public education teachers' strike and labour dispute that took place across Alberta, Canada, and affected the province's education system, resulting in a suspension of classes from October 6, 2025, to October 29, 2025. It was ended after the Notwithstanding Clause was invoked. The strike, organized by the Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA), was the result of multiple disagreements with the Government of Alberta over the terms of a new labour contract.