William Shakespeare Timeline By kluna195 Period: Apr 23, 1560 to Apr 23, 1620 William Shakespeare Apr 23, 1564 William Shakespeare was born Nov 28, 1582 William Shakespeare got married to Anne Hathaway May 26, 1583 William and Anne's first child was born Feb 2, 1585 William and Anne's twins were born Jun 2, 1597 15 out of 37 of William's plays were published Apr 23, 1616 William Shakespeare died Sep 5, 1619 People started to question Shakespeare's wrightings