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Events on Friday 8 September 1769 2
1769Shakespeare Jubilee at StratfordGarrick's festival honouring ShakespeareThe actor David Garrick staged a three-day festival in Stratford-upon-Avon to celebrate William Shakespeare. Heavy rain ruined much of it, but it set the pattern for Shakespeare tourism and his status as Britain's national poet.
1769Shakespeare Jubilee at StratfordGarrick's festival honouring ShakespeareThe actor David Garrick staged a three-day festival in Stratford-upon-Avon to celebrate William Shakespeare. Heavy rain ruined much of it, but it set the pattern for Shakespeare tourism and his status as Britain's national poet.