Cervantes Died facts

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Shakespeare and Cervantes died on the same date, 23 April 1616, but not on the same day.

Shakespeare and Cervantes died on the same date - 23 April 1616 - but not the same day. England at the time still used the Julian Calendar while Spain had switched to Gregorian, so Cervantes actually died 10 days before Shakespeare.

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1. Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes (author of Don Quixote, perhaps the first modern novel) both died 4/23/1616, but because of Protestant vs. Catholic calendars, they died ten days apart.

2. Cervantes and Shakespeare died on the same date, but not on the same day; due to England and Spain having different calendars at the time.

3. In 1616 Miguel Cervantes died on 22nd April and William Shakespeare died on 23rd April but due to Spain and England being on different calenders they actually died 12 days apart.

4. Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes (author of Don Quixote) died on the same day: April 23, 1616.

5. Shakespeare and Cervantes both died on April 23, 1616... but also died ten days apart.

6. Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare died the same year, one day apart.

7. Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes both died on April 23rd, 1616 but did NOT die on the same day