Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/May 21

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)