William Butler Yeats By LegalGear367 Jun 13, 1865 William Butler Yeats Birth William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin, Ireland. Jan 1, 1887 First volume of works appeared sometime this year First volume of works appeared Oct 20, 1916 At the age of 51 he finally got married. Jan 1, 1923 Awarded the Nobel Prize Jan 28, 1939 William Butler Yeats died.