FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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On April 13, 1616
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On January 11, 1616
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On May 15, 1616
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On April 25, 1616
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Detailed explanation-1: -On April 23, 1616, English poet and playwright William Shakespeare died in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon at the age of fifty-two.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shakespeare died on his birthday, April 23, in 1616 at the age of fifty-two. His only son, Hamnet, had died at the age of eleven, and his wife died seven years after her son’s death.
Detailed explanation-3: -On 25 March 1616, Shakespeare revised and signed his will. On 23 April, his presumed birthday, he died, aged 52. On 25 April, he was buried at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to the Church’s register, Shakespeare was baptised on the 26th of April 1564. This entry is recorded in Latin-the language of the old church-and reads ‘Gulielmus filius Johannes Shakspere’ (William son of John Shakespeare).