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On April 26, 1564 William Shakespeare is bapitized in Stratford, England. It is speculated that he was born just a few days earlier.
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On November 27, 1582 William Shakespeare hastily marries Anne Hathaway- he even cuts the wedding vows in half!
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Anne and William Shakespeare give birth to their first child, Susana Shakespeare, who is baptized on May 26, 1583.
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Just 2 years after Susana was born, Anne and William give birth to twins Hamnet and Judith who are baptised on February 2, 1585.
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Taming of the Shrew and Romeo and Juliet are all written over the span of five years (1590-1595). These are some of Shakespeare's earliest works.
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Onne of Shakepeare's twins, Hamnet dies of unknown causes at age 11. He is buried on August 11, 1596.
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After getting kicked off of previous property, Shakespeare and his men build the very famous Globe Theater.
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Shakespeare's famous tragedies: Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth are all written over a span of about 6 years.
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In the midst of the writing of Shakespeare's tragedies, his acting troupe is renamed the King's Men.
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One of Shakespeare's last plays called The Tempest is Written. It also happens to be the only original play Shakespeare ever wrote- the plot was not "borrowed" from another play.
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The Globe Theater is destroyed by fire but later rebuilt in June, 1614. The new Globe theater is later closed down in 1642.
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The life of a great man is tragically ended on April 23, 1616 when William Shakespeare is pronounced dead at age 52.
