Editing November 18 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1601]] &ndash; [[Tiryaki Hasan Pasha]], an [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] provincial governor, routs the Habsburg forces commanded by [[Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor|Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria]] who were [[Siege of Nagykanizsa|besieging Nagykanizsa]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gündoğdu|first=Rasit|title=The Sultans of the Ottoman Empire|location=Istanbul|publisher=Rumuz Publishing|date=2017|isbn=9786055112158|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7vDVDwAAQBAJ|pages=94–95|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|editor-last1=Güzel|editor-first1=Hasan Celal|editor-last2=Oğuz|editor-first2=Cem|editor-last3=Karatay|editor-first3=Osman|title=The Turks|volume =2: Ottomans|location=Ankara|publisher=Yeni Türkiye Publications|date=2014|isbn=9789756782552|pages=327–328}}</ref>
*[[1626]] &ndash; The new [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in Rome is consecrated.<ref>{{cite book|last=Coulombe|first=Charles A.|title=Vicars of Christ: A History of the Popes|location=New York|publisher=Citadel Press|date=2003|isbn=9780806523705|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4tbYF51StSQC|page=362}}</ref>
*[[1730]] &ndash; The future [[Frederick II of Prussia|Frederick the Great]] of Prussia is granted a pardon by his father and is released from confinement.<ref>{{cite book|last=Reiners|first=Ludwig|title=Frederick the Great: A Biography|location=New York|publisher=G. P. Putnam & Sons|date=1960|oclc=221946415|url=https://archive.org/details/frederickgreatbi0000rein|pages=51–52}}</ref>
*[[1760]] &ndash; The rebuilt [[debtors' prison]], at the [[Castellania (Valletta)|Castellania]] in [[Valletta]], receives the first prisoners.<ref>{{cite book|last=Godwin|first=G.N.|title=A Guide to the Maltese Islands|location=Paolo Bonavia, Malta|date=1880|oclc=17569596|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NLANAAAAQAAJ|page=123}}</ref>
*[[1803]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Vertières]], the last major battle of the [[Haitian Revolution]], is fought, leading to the establishment of the [[Republic of Haiti]], the first black republic in the [[Western Hemisphere]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Welch|first=Kimberly|chapter=Dessalines, Jean-Jacques (c. 1758–1806)|title=Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion. Vol. 1: A–N|editor-last=Rodriguez|editor-first=Junius P.|location=Westport, Conn.|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=2007|isbn=9780313332722|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h86YKfO-9RgC|page=163}}</ref>
*[[1809]] &ndash; In a [[Action of 18 November 1809|naval action]] during the [[Napoleonic Wars]], French [[frigate]]s defeat British [[East Indiamen]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]].<ref>{{cite book|last=James|first=William|title=The Naval History of Great Britain, From the Declaration of War by France in February 1793 to the Accession of George IV in January 1820. Vol. 5|location=London|publisher=Harding, Lepard & Co.|date=1826|oclc=832501326|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OpUXwMOYJ-YC|pages=292–295}}</ref>
*[[1812]] &ndash; [[Napoleonic Wars]]: The [[Battle of Krasnoi]] ends in French defeat, but [[Marshal of France]] [[Michel Ney]]'s leadership leads to him becoming known as "the bravest of the brave".
*[[1863]] &ndash; King [[Christian IX of Denmark]] signs the [[History of Schleswig-Holstein#The November Constitution|November constitution]] that declares [[Schleswig]] to be part of Denmark. This is seen by the [[German Confederation]] as a violation of the [[London Protocol (1852)|London Protocol]] and leads to the [[Second Schleswig War|German–Danish war of 1864]].
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and tsunami|An earthquake]] strikes the [[Virgin Islands]], triggering the largest [[tsunami]] witnessed in the [[Caribbean]] and killing dozens.<ref>{{cite web |author1=National Earthquake Information Center |title=M 7.3 – The 1867 Virgin Islands Earthquake |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/eqh18671118184500000/executive |publisher=United States Geological Survey |access-date=19 November 2022 |date=11 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Susan B. Anthony]] and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States [[1872 United States presidential election|presidential election of 1872]].
*[[1883]] &ndash; In the "day of two noons," American and Canadian railroad companies institute four standard continental [[time zone]]s, ending the confusion of thousands of [[Time in the United States#History|local times]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weintraub |first1=Karen |title=Why Americans shifted, scrapped minutes and changed time forever 141 years ago |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/11/18/standardized-time-zones-america-anniversary/76399939007/ |website=[[USA TODAY]] |date=18 November 2024 |language=en |access-date=21 November 2024}}</ref>