William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England in 1564 and married a pregnant Anne Hathaway in 1582. They had three children together - Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1623 at the age of 52 in Stratford-upon-Avon, and the World Book Day is celebrated annually on the anniversary of his death to encourage children worldwide to read.

1. William Shakespeare’s Biography
by Justo Mariezcurrena

2. William Shakespeare was born
in April the 26th, 1564 in
Stratford in England.

3. In November the 28th, 1582, William
Shakespeare married the twenty-six and
pregnant Anne Hathaway. Barely seven
months later, they had his first daughter,
Susanna. Then, they had twins.

4. William Shakespeare died 23
April 1616 at the age of 52.

5. • The World Book Day is celebrated the 23rd of
April because it is the Anniversary of
Shakespeare´s death, and in that day there is a
Readathlon, in which kids from all around the
world are encouraged to read books.