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* '''[[1937]]''' - Charles Furth writes [[Letter to Charles Furth (19 December 1937)|a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien]]. | * '''[[1937]]''' - Charles Furth writes [[Letter to Charles Furth (19 December 1937)|a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien]]. | ||
* '''[[1944]]''' - Actor [[Bernard Hill]] is born. | * '''[[1944]]''' - Actor [[Bernard Hill]] is born. | ||
* '''[[1947]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to | * '''[[1947]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Malcolm Knox|a letter to Malcolm Knox]]. | ||
Malcolm Knox|a letter to Malcolm Knox]]. | |||
* '''[[1967]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and his wife went to see ''[[The Hobbit (1967 stage adaptation)|The Hobbit]]'' musical performance. | * '''[[1967]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and his wife went to see ''[[The Hobbit (1967 stage adaptation)|The Hobbit]]'' musical performance. | ||
* '''[[1972]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 347]]. | * '''[[1972]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 347]]. |
Revision as of 00:59, 31 March 2015
Events that occurred on 17 December.
On Earth
- 1910 – J.R.R. Tolkien is awarded an Open Classical Exhibition for classical languages to Exeter College.
- 1937 - Charles Furth writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 1944 - Actor Bernard Hill is born.
- 1947 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Malcolm Knox.
- 1967 - J.R.R. Tolkien and his wife went to see The Hobbit musical performance.
- 1972 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 347.
- 2003 – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is released in cinemas.
- 2003 - Actor Alan Tilvern dies.
- 2014 - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is released in the United States.