Shakespeare Death Date

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William Shakespeare (baptized 26 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England; died 23 April 1616 in Stratford) was an English playwright, poet, and shareholder in the Lord Chambe...

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William Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616, a date recorded in the London parish register when his body was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon. He was born around...

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William Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, at the age of 52. This date is recorded in surviving church and burial registers and is widely accepte...

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William Shakespeare was 52 years old when he died. He was born in 1564 and died on 23 April 1616, likely from illness rather than foul play. His plays and poems remained influen...

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William Shakespeare died in 1616. The last surviving contemporary record places him in Stratford-upon-Avon in March 1616, and his burial in Holy Trinity Church is recorded as 25...