Tuesday 23 April 2019

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE!

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According to tradition, the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. It is impossible to be certain of the exact day on which he was born, but church records show that he was baptised on April 26, and three days was a customary amount of time to wait before baptising a newborn. 
He died in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1616; it is not clear how he died, and numerous suggestions have been put forward. In 1616, there was an outbreak of typhus (“The new fever”) which may have been the cause. The average life expectancy of someone born in London, England in the 16th century was about 35 years old, he died aged 52. 
He is buried in the sanctuary of the parish church, Holy Trinity.  Read here and here.


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