yourathenaeum: Today we celebrate the life of the Bard himself, William Shakespeare. While his exact date of birth is unknown, it is known to be somewhere between the 21st and 25th of April, 1564 and is often acknowledged as April 23rd - the same month and day of his death fifty-two years later. You can celebrate by reading one of his plays,... - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...