Which Happened First?

John Ross

John Ross
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Rear-Admiral Sir John Ross was a British naval officer and explorer. He was the uncle of Sir James Clark Ross, who explored the Arctic with him, and later led expeditions to Antarctica.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Hester StanhopeMarch 12, 1776 – June 23, 1839
  2. Vasily GolovninApril 19, 1776 – July 11, 1831
  3. John Ross (this page)June 24, 1777 – August 30, 1856
  4. Charles Alexandre LesueurJanuary 1, 1778 – December 12, 1846
  5. Giovanni Battista BelzoniNovember 5, 1778 – December 3, 1823
  6. Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-VincentJuly 6, 1778 – December 22, 1846

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