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The United Nations observes April 23 as English Language Day every year. The day is also traditionally known to be the birthday of William Shakespeare.
- According to the history.com website, ''it has been traditionally known that the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 23, 1564. It is impossible to be certain the exact day on which he was born, but church records show that he was baptized on April 26...Shakespeare's date of death is conclusively known...it was April 23, 1616.''
- In 2010, the UN Department of Global Communications established language days for each of the world body's six official languages. The intent of celebrating an official languages day was to highlight ''multilingualism and cultural diversity''. The UN official languages apart from English include Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
- Observing English language Day started 1946 onwards and since then a number of activities are organised worldwide on this day. World Book and Copyright Day is also celebrated on this day.
Published date : 24 Apr 2021 02:56PM
