Hamnet Shakespeare, William Shakespeare's only son (baptised; (died 1596)

Hamnet Shakespeare was the only son of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, and the fraternal twin of Judith Shakespeare. He died at the age of 11. Some Shakespearean scholars speculate on the relationship between Hamnet and his father's later play Hamlet, as well as on possible connections between Hamnet's death and the writing of King John, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Twelfth Night.

February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 332 days remain until the end of the year.