Why are Yahoo perpetuating the myth that Shakespeare was born on April 23rd?

It is all down to the literary critic A L Rowse who states, without any evidence, that infants in those days were baptized three days after birth. Everyone seems to have followed his lead.

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To add to the confusion the April 26 Christening date was probably a Julian Calendar date - not, Gregorian. No, it is definitely a "traditional" birthday and a really good one. It's St. George's day and recall in Henry V, "God bless, King Henry, England and St. George!" The Bard pumped up the St. George business and it is right and fitting that they share the date. Go Yahoo!! Promote away!! A "pint" for the Bard and for St. George... ok... getting a little carried away... once more into the breach.

As far as I know, April 23rd is St. Georges Day. Wm. Shakespeare died, according to an uncertain history, on the 24th of April. Not at all certain about his birthday, but know for sure it was not April 23rd.

Someone in another Shakespeare question suggested that Marlow [Kit Marlow] a contemporary of Wm. Shakespeare died in mysterious circumstances. He did not. Kit Marlow was stabbed to death in a pub brawl in Deptford.

Wm. Shakespeare's dark Lady is dead easy. Wm. Shakespeare gave the originals of his very first Sonnets to a young actor and female impersonator, John Hughes. You only have to read these first Sonnets by Wm.S to fully appreciate that he must have been besotted by John. It's all hew and Hugh and hew etc...see what I mean.

William Shakespeare, never wrote a single line in any of his plays which he intended ever to be uttered upon a stage by a woman. Every single role was written for a male actor, even the female ones.

No, they know no more than you. You explained well the facts as we know them about his birth. However, it has been traditionally accepted that Shakespeare was born on April 23rd and was Christened three s=days later as the records show.

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No one knows the exact date of William Shakespeare's birthday, at the time when he was born, it was only the day they were baptised which was recorded.

I have read Yahoo's statement, they said it was a day to celebrate his birthday, no where did they say it was his birthday. I suppose it was ideal to stick his birthday on Saint Georges day, and he was and is one of the most famous Englishman.

Lots of people believe it was his birthday, and it has even been given in a quiz as his birthday.

Thanks to you a few more people will know now.

I would loosen up a bit. it's a minor thing really. WS probably wasn't born on 23/4. But does anyone have a better date? No. So stick with St George's day. Like the "fact" that a certain JC was born on 25/12. Equally daft. But what the **** !

As there is no proof, one way or the other, regarding Shakespeare's birthday, choosing a date in accordance with what was the custom at the time is, perhaps, the most sensible thing to do. Since it is also St Georges Day it seems appropriate somehow. (And I know St George, even if he actually existed, wasn't English...!)

Typically the Babtism would take place within one month of the birth, not 3 days. Besides, if no one knows his real birthday, what difference does it make anyway?

Because that is the accepted date for his birth.