What is November 25?
{{calendar}} {{Day}} == Events == === Up to 1900 === * [[571 BC]] &ndash; [[Servius Tullius]], [[King]] of [[Rome]], celebrates his victory over the [[Etruscans]]. * [[1120]] &ndash; The ''White Ship'' sinks in the [[English Channel]], drowning over 300 people, including [[William Adelin]], son and heir to King [[Henry I of England]]. * [[1177]] &ndash; [[Baldwin IV of Jerusalem]] and [[Raynald of Chatillon]] defeats [[Saladin]] at the [[Battle of Montgisard]]. * [[1343]] &ndash; An [[earthquake]] and [[tsunami]] damage the area around [[Naples]]. * [[1487]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth of York]] is crowned [[Queen]] of [[England]]. * [[1491]] &ndash; The [[Siege of Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], begins. * [[1610]] &ndash; [[Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc]] discovers the [[Orion Nebula]]. * [[1667]] &ndash; A deadly [[earthquake]] rocks [[Shemakha]], in the [[Caucasus]], killing 80,000 people. * [[1703]] &ndash; The Great [[Storm]] of [[1703]] across southern [[Great Britain]] reaches its height. * [[1758]] &ndash; [[French and Indian War]]: [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] forces capture [[Fort Duquesne]] from [[France|French]] control. * [[1758]] &ndash; [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] is founded. * [[1759]] &ndash; [[Beirut]] and [[Damascus]] are destroyed by an [[earthquake]], killing between 30,000 and 40,000 people. * [[1783]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: The last [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] troops leave [[New York City]] three months after the signing of the [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|Treaty of Paris]]. * [[1795]] &ndash; [[Stanislaus August Poniatowski]], the last [[King]] of independent [[Poland]], is forced to abdicate and is [[exile]]d to [[Russia]]. * [[1833]] &ndash; A massive undersea [[earthquake]] affects [[Sumatra]]. * [[1839]] &ndash; A [[cyclone]] slams [[India]] with high winds and a 40-foot [[storm surge]], destroying the port city of [[Coringa]] (never to be entirely rebuilt again). The storm wave sweeps inland, taking with it 20,000 ships and thou