Permanent historical factsheet

Birth of William Shakespeare

England · Arts / Drama. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

1Records
1564Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1564

William Shakespeare23 April 1564

Stratford · Arts / Drama

Shakespeares actual birthdate is unknown, but is traditionally observed on 23 April, St George's Day. Birth of William Shakespeare, son of John Shakespeare, a successful glover and alderman originally from Snitterfield, and Mary Arden

Names involved

William Shakespeare

Provenance

This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.