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Apr 23, 1564
williams birth
William shakespear was born on April 23,1564 at Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. -
Apr 26, 1564
william shakespear baptism
William Skakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. -
marriage life
William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582, in Worcester, in Canterbury Province. -
Childs births.
Their first child, a daughter they named Susanna, was born on May 26, 1583. Two years later, on February 2, 1585, twins Hamnet and Judith were born. Hamnet later died of unknown causes at age 11. -
livivng as an actor.
By 1592, there is evidence William Shakespeare earned a living as an actor and a playwright in London and possibly had several plays produced. The September 20, 1592 edition of the Stationers' Register (a guild publication) includes an article by London playwright Robert Greene that takes a few jabs at William Shakespeare: "... -
Williams death.
Tradition has it that William Shakespeare died on his birthday, April 23, 1616, though many scholars believe this is a myth.