Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/March 21
Births[edit]
- 1685 - Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (d. 1750) (pictured)
- 1806 - Benito Juárez, Mexican statesman and national hero, President of Mexico (d. 1872)
- 1946 - Timothy Dalton, Welsh actor
- 1945 - Rose Stone, African-American singer
- 1962 - Matthew Broderick, American actor
- 1962 - Rosie O'Donnell, American comedian, actress, talk show host, and publisher
Deaths[edit]
- 1617 - Pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. c. 1595)
- 1843 - Robert Southey, English poet (b. 1774)
- 1843 - Guadalupe Victoria, first President of Mexico (b. 1786)