Deaths on November 24

Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian and author (b. 1685)

Charles-Jean-François Hénault (8 February 1685 – 24 November 1770) was a French writer and historian.

19 Apr

Louis XVI of France
Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI of France in a proxy wedding.
20 Apr

Battle of Aspindza
The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza.
16 May

Louis XVI of France
A 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste who later becomes king of France.
11 Jun

Great Barrier Reef
British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.