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William Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616. Some references indicate that William Shakespeare was 51 when he died on April 23, 1616, three days before his fifty-second birthday.

However, there is no official record of his birth and the exact date is not known. There is a record of his baptism on April 26, 1564 and it was customary for a baptism to take place soon after birth, although not on the date of the birth.

It is often said that he died on his birthday but this can neither be confirmed or denied. William Shakespeare died at the age of 52 on the 23rd April 1616.

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