* 1564: William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
* 1582: Shakespeare's father, John Shakespeare, dies.
* 1585: Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway.
* 1590: Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, is born.
* 1593: Shakespeare's theater company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, is formed.
* 1594: Shakespeare's first play, "Love's Labour's Lost," is performed.
* 1595: Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" is performed.
* 1596: Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is performed.
* 1597: Shakespeare's play "The Merry Wives of Windsor" is performed.
* 1598: Shakespeare's play "Henry IV, Part 1" is performed.
* 1599: Shakespeare's play "Henry IV, Part 2" is performed.
* 1600: Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" is performed.
* 1601: Shakespeare's play "Troilus and Cressida" is performed.
* 1602: Shakespeare's play "All's Well That Ends Well" is performed.
* 1603: Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night" is performed.
* 1604: Shakespeare's play "Measure for Measure" is performed.
* 1605: Shakespeare's play "King Lear" is performed.
* 1606: Shakespeare's play "Macbeth" is performed.
* 1607: Shakespeare's play "Antony and Cleopatra" is performed.
* 1608: Shakespeare's play "Coriolanus" is performed.
* 1609: Shakespeare's play "The Tempest" is performed.
* 1610: Shakespeare's play "Cymbeline" is performed.
* 1611: Shakespeare's play "The Winter's Tale" is performed.
* 1612: Shakespeare's play "Henry VIII" is performed.
* 1613: Shakespeare retires to Stratford-upon-Avon.
* 1616: William Shakespeare dies in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.