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1564
Birth
William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. -
1582
Marriage
He married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith. -
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Career
Some time between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men -
Death
Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616, at the age of 52. He died after a month of signing his will.