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International Book Day: a Mistake to Celebrate

Summary by Vanguardia
A widely shared belief is that Cervantes and Shakespeare died on the same day, on April 23, 1616. But the experts have already rejected this, confirming that the “Manco de Lepanto” died on April 22 and that Shakespeare died of cancer on April 23... but from the Julian calendar, then used by England within the endless religious disputes with the Vatican, which was already using the Gregorian calendar that today governs almost everyone. So, once “…
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A widely shared belief is that Cervantes and Shakespeare died on the same day, on April 23, 1616. But the experts have already rejected this, confirming that the “Manco de Lepanto” died on April 22 and that Shakespeare died of cancer on April 23... but from the Julian calendar, then used by England within the endless religious disputes with the Vatican, which was already using the Gregorian calendar that today governs almost everyone. So, once “…

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Vanguardia broke the news on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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