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==January== | ==January== | ||
*'''12''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s leave of absence (to recover from his [[wikipedia:trench fever|trench fever]]) ends, but he is far from recovered. | *'''[[January 12|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s leave of absence (to recover from his [[wikipedia:trench fever|trench fever]]) ends, but he is far from recovered. | ||
==February== | ==February== | ||
* '''27''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] faces his third Medical Board, and again his leave is extended. | * '''[[February 27|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] faces his third Medical Board, and again his leave is extended. | ||
==April== | ==April== | ||
*'''15''' - [[Hans Conried]], who would voice [[Thorin Oakenshield]] in ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]'', is born. | *'''[[April 15|15]]''' - [[Hans Conried]], who would voice [[Thorin Oakenshield]] in ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]'', is born. | ||
*'''18''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Wiseman]], the Great Twin Brethren, meet in Harrogate, and discuss the fate of the [[T.C.B.S.|Barrovians]] and the future of the Society. | *'''[[April 18|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Wiseman]], the Great Twin Brethren, meet in Harrogate, and discuss the fate of the [[T.C.B.S.|Barrovians]] and the future of the Society. | ||
*'''19''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], in revalidation, is assigned to the Humber Garrison, but is not fit enough. | *'''[[April 19|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], in revalidation, is assigned to the Humber Garrison, but is not fit enough. | ||
==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''1''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is considered fit for service again, but he is not reassigned to the Lancashire Fusilliers. | * '''[[June 1|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is considered fit for service again, but he is not reassigned to the Lancashire Fusilliers. | ||
* '''18''' - [[Richard Boone]], who would voice [[Smaug]] in ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]'', is born. | * '''[[June 18|18]]''' - [[Richard Boone]], who would voice [[Smaug]] in ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]'', is born. | ||
* '''29''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] succumbs to gastritis while at Brocton Camp. | * '''[[June 29|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] succumbs to gastritis while at Brocton Camp. | ||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''1''' - [[Thomas Kenneth Barnsley|"Tea Cake" Barnsley]] is killed in Ypres, Belgium. | * '''[[August 1|1]]''' - [[Thomas Kenneth Barnsley|"Tea Cake" Barnsley]] is killed in Ypres, Belgium. | ||
==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''13''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is found unfit for duty for six months, but able to do a desk job. | * '''[[October 13|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is found unfit for duty for six months, but able to do a desk job. | ||
==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''14''' - [[John Justin]], who would play [[Thorin Oakenshield]] in ''[[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)]]'', is born. | * '''[[November 14|14]]''' - [[John Justin]], who would play [[Thorin Oakenshield]] in ''[[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)]]'', is born. | ||
* '''16''' - The Tolkien's first son, [[John Tolkien|John]], is born. | * '''[[November 16|16]]''' - The Tolkien's first son, [[John Tolkien|John]], is born. | ||
==?== | ==?== |
Revision as of 12:28, 23 May 2010
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1917.
January
- 12 - Tolkien's leave of absence (to recover from his trench fever) ends, but he is far from recovered.
February
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien faces his third Medical Board, and again his leave is extended.
April
- 15 - Hans Conried, who would voice Thorin Oakenshield in Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit, is born.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Wiseman, the Great Twin Brethren, meet in Harrogate, and discuss the fate of the Barrovians and the future of the Society.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien, in revalidation, is assigned to the Humber Garrison, but is not fit enough.
June
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien is considered fit for service again, but he is not reassigned to the Lancashire Fusilliers.
- 18 - Richard Boone, who would voice Smaug in Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit, is born.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien succumbs to gastritis while at Brocton Camp.
August
- 1 - "Tea Cake" Barnsley is killed in Ypres, Belgium.
October
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien is found unfit for duty for six months, but able to do a desk job.
November
- 14 - John Justin, who would play Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit (1968 radio series), is born.
- 16 - The Tolkien's first son, John, is born.
?
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien begins work on The Book of Lost Tales.
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