23 April 1564 A.D. STRATFORD-UPON-AVON: Birth of Shakespeare Born (Also Dies Same Day, 23 Apr 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon)
Holy Trinity Church (Anglican), Stratford-upon-Avon. William Shakespeare baptized, married, and buried here. 23 April 1564 A.D. STRATFORD-UPON-AVON: Birth of Shakespeare Born (Also Dies Same Day, 23 Apr 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon) Editors. “William Shakespeare born.” History.com. 2009. Accessed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-shakespeare-born . 22 Apr 2015. According to tradition, the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. It is impossible to be certain the exact day on which he was born, but church records show that he was baptized on April 26, and three days was a customary amount of time to wait before baptizing a newborn. Shakespeare’s date of death is conclusively known, however: it was April 23, 1616. He was 52 years old and had retired to Stratford three years before. Although few plays have been performed or analyzed as extensively as the 38 plays ascribed to William Shakespeare,...