Датой празднования английского языка — 23 апреля — стал день рождения Уильяма Шекспира — великого английского поэта, писателя, самого знаменитого драматурга мира.
UN English Language Day is observed annually on 23 April. The event was established by UN’s Department of Public Information in 2010 “to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages throughout the Organization”.