FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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1616
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1600
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1652
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1610
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Detailed explanation-1: -William Shakespeare died in 1616 at 52 years of age. His burial in Holy Trinity Church is recorded in Stratford-upon-Avon’s parish register on 25 April 1616. A monument still stands in the church, which notes the date of Shakespeare’s death as 23 April 1616.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Given that three days would be a reasonable interval between birth and baptism, 23 April has therefore come to be celebrated as his birthday. Shakespeare also died on 23 April; in 1616, when he was 52 years of age.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sometime after 1611, Shakespeare retired to Stratford. 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.