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)