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John Paul Jones |
- Filed under:
- Revolution People
- Event date:
- July 6 (This event repeats every year)
- Location:
- Kirkcudbright, Scotland
- Born:
- July 6 (277 years ago)
- Died:
- July 18 (45 years old)
Description:
Born July 6, 1747
Died July 18, 1792
Considered the "Father of the American Navy", John Paul Jones was the first well-known naval hero in the American Revolutionary War. His remains are interred in the chapel at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.