Shakespeare's Life By s6493 Apr 23, 1564 William Shakespeare is born Apr 26, 1564 Shakespeare is baptized 1579 William Shakespeare leaves grammar school 1582 Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway May 26, 1583 His first child, Susana, is born 1585 Shakespeare goes to London 1585 The twins are born 1590 Shakespeare writes his own play, Henry VI Part One 1593 The plague causes the theaters in London to close 1594 The theaters are open again 1594 His first printed play, Titus Andronicus 1594 Shakespeare's acting company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men is formed Aug 11, 1596 Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway's son Hamnet dies at age 11 1597 He purchases New Place in Stratford 1599 The Globe Theater is built 1599 Shakespeare writes Julius Caesar 1601 Shakespeare writes one of his most famous plays, Hamlet 1603 When Queen Elizabeth dies, James I rules and changes Shakespeare's acting company from The Lord Chamberlain's Men to the King's Men 1613 He returns to Startford Apr 23, 1616 Shakespeare's death
