1616 – Death of William Shakespeare, English actor, playwright, and
poet (Birth on 1564)
1516 – The most well-known version of the Reinheitsgebot,
the German Beer Purity Law was adopted across the entirety of Bavaria.
1850 – Death of William Wordsworth, English poet and author (Birth on 1770)
1918 – First World War: The British Royal Navy conducted a
raid on the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
1992 – Death of Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and
screenwriter (Birth on 1921)
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