Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/May 21
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[edit] Births
- 427 BC - Plato, (pictured) Greek philosopher (d. 347 BC)
- 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, (Birth Name Laurence Tureaud) American actor
- 1960 - Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (d. 1994)
- 1972 - The Notorious B.I.G., American musician (d. 1997)
[edit] 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)
