Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/May 21
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Births
- 1471 – Albrecht Dürer, German painter and graphic artist (d. 1528)
- 1527 – King Philip II of Spain (d. 1598)
- 1688 – Alexander Pope, English poet (d. 1744)
- 1844 – Henri Rousseau, French artist (d. 1910)
- 1944 – Mary Robinson, President of Ireland
- 1952 – Mr. T, American actor
- 1960 – Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (d. 1994)
- 1972 – The Notorious B.I.G., American musician (d. 1997)
Deaths
- 1542 – Hernando de Soto, Spanish explorer
- 1879 – Arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. 1848)
- 1935 – Jane Addams, American social worker, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1860)
- 1991 – Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (b. 1944)