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Apr 23, 1564
WIlliam Shakespeare is born.
This isn't the exact date because no one knows exactly when it was born. It's just an estimate. -
Apr 26, 1564
Wiliam Shakespeare is baptized
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WIlliam Shakespeare gets married.
At only 18 years old, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. -
A child?
After six months of marriage Shakespeare gets a child. It's a girl named Susanna and she gets baptized. -
The lost years
The lost years is where Shakespeare's history was not recorded, so we have no idea what was going on during 1585 through 1592. -
His first play
In the year 1590, WIlliam Shakespeare writes his first ever play, "Henry VI, Part One" -
The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors, one of Shakespeare's funniest works that features word play and puns is written somewhere between 1592 and 1594. -
Romeo & Juliet
The very popular play "Romeo & Juliet" was written. -
Globe Theater
In 1599, Shakespeare's Globe Theater was built on the south bank of the Thames River. -
Hamlet
Arguably one of Shakespeare's most popular plays was written in either 1600 or 1601. -
Othello
The first performance of Othello takes place. -
The WInter's Tale
The Winter's Tale, a play that outlines comedy, history, and tragedy is written in either 1610 or 1611. -
The Tempest
The Tempest, a popular romantic comedy play is written. -
Violence in Globe Theater?
The Globe Theater is burned to the ground. -
Globe Theater Comeback
The Globe Theater is rebuilt and reopened. -
The will
After telling his lawyer to make changes, William has his last will ready. -
His death
Shakespeare dies on his 52nd birthday. -
The burial
He's buried in the same church he was born in. -
The First Folio
One year after Shakespeare died, some of his work was compiled and published in what's called the First Folio. -
His wife?
Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway, dies.