William Shakespeare

Shakespeare Facts

No one knows the true birthdate of Shakespeare.
Shakespeare was supposedly baptised on the 26th of august in 1564.
Shakespeare is believed to be born three days earlier than his baptism, the 23th of august in 1564.
There are only two known authentic portraits of William.
Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway when he was 18, she was 26.
Shakespeare married Anne the 28th of November in 1582.
Anne's first child, Susanna was baptised May 26, 1583.
Twins Hamnet et Judith were baptised February 2, 1585.
When Shakespeare was 35, in 1599, the Globe Theater opened.
In 1613, when Shakespeare was 49, the Globe Theater burnt down.
At the age of 52, in the year 1616, Shakespeare died on his supposed birthday, the 26th of April.

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