October 12 historical events
633 — 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.
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1398 — 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.
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1625 — 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.
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1707 — 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.
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1748 — 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.
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1787 — 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.
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1793 — 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.
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1802 — 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.
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1802 — 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.
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1825 — 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.
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1830 — 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.
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1847 — 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.
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1852 — 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.
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1861 — 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.
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1869 — 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.
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1869 — 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.
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1869 — 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.
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1869 — 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.
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1875 — 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.
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1875 — 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.
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1875 — 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.
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1880 — 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.
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1899 — 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.
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1902 — 1902 Austria v Hungary football match
The 1902 Austria v Hungary football match was a football match held on 12 October 1902 between Austria and Hungary. The match was played at the ground of Wiener AC, a stone's throw from the modern Ernst-Happel-Stadion, and it ended in a 5–0 win for the hosts.
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1916 — Eighth Battle of the Isonzo
The Eighth Battle of the Isonzo was fought between 10 and 12 October 1916 between Italy and Austria-Hungary.
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1917 — 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.
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1927 — 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.
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1929 — 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.
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1945 — 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.
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1953 — 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.
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1973 — 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.
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1975 — 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.
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1976 — 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.
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1979 — 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.
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1984 — 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.
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1985 — 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.
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1986 — 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.
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1986 — 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.
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1988 — 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.
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1994 — 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.
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1996 — 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.
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1997 — 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%.
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1997 — 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.
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1999 — 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.
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2003 — 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.
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2013 — 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.
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2013 — 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.
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2013 — 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%.
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2013 — 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%.
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2013 — 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%.
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2013 — 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.
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2013 — 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.
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2014 — 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.
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2014 — 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.
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2014 — 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.
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2014 — 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.
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2014 — 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.
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2018 — 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.
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2019 — 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.
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2019 — 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.
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2019 — 2019 Christchurch mayoral election
The 2019 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections on 12 October 2019.
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2019 — 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.
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2019 — 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).
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2019 — 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.
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2019 — 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.
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2019 — 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.
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2019 — 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.
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2019 — 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.
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2019 — 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.
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2019 — 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.
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2022 — 2022 Bratislava shooting
The 2022 Bratislava shooting was an attack that occurred on 12 October 2022 outside Tepláreň, a gay bar in Bratislava, Slovakia. A 19-year-old perpetrator shot and killed two people and wounded a third outside the venue's entrance. Following an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NAKA), Slovak authorities reclassified the incident from a hate-motivated murder to an act of domestic terrorism, designating it as the first terrorist attack in modern Slovak history. a well-known spot frequented by the local LGBTQ community.
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2023 — 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).
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2024 — 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.
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2025 — 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.
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2025 — 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.
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2025 — 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.
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2025 — 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.
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2025 — 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.
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