William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, in Stratford, England. Very little records were written, showing of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life became his skill. We all remember him for writing some of the pest poems and plays for decades.

Although there is not an official birth date of William Shakespeare, it says he was baptized on April 26, 1564. So they believe he was born three or four days before that. He most likely attended the King’s New School, in Stratford, which taught reading, writing and the classics. William had two older sisters, and three younger brothers.

William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582, in Worcester, in Canterbury Province. They ended up having three daughters but one died at the age of eleven. Then after their third child, the next seven years had no record on their lives which is referred to as the “lost years.”

It is to be said that he died on the birth date, April 23, 1616. He left most of his possessions to his oldest daughter. It is said that he left Anne only a quarter of it and that they did not have a close marriage. However there is very little proof that they did.

Today he is known as one of the most famous poets and playwrights ever. Growing up his family was wealthy due to his father became a successful merchant and held official positions as alderman and bailiff. One of his most famous plays was the romance Romeo and Juliet. Today people still mourn his death even though it was over three and a half centuries ago.