Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare!

[David Casseres]

Died on his own birthday!  How cool is that, for the greatest poet in the
English language?

On 4/23/07, Dave Monroe <monropolitan at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Tradition has it that William Shakespeare was born on
> 23rd April, three days prior to his baptism recorded
> at Holy Trinity Church  in 1564. The 23rd April is
> also the date of his death in Stratford aged 52.
> Shakespeare's birthday was first celebrated in 1824
> with a procession through the streets to Holy Trinity
> Church, a dinner and a few speeches. Over the years
> the tradition has grown to include many of the unique
> features that are still integral to the celebrations
> today....
>
> http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/content/view/279/279/
>
> However ...
>
> http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2062290,00.html
>
> http://www.englishhistory.info/Shakespeare/shakespeares-birthday.html
>
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