Timeline Thursday 6 July 1747

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• 1747 – 1792 John Paul Jones (1747-1792) Died 18 July 1792, aged 45 John Paul Jones was a Scottish-born American naval officer celebrated as a founding hero of the United States Navy for his daring raids on British shipping during the American Revolutionary War. He later served as a rear admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy. He died in Paris on 18 July 1792.