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* '''[[16 April|16]]''' - Artist [[Margrethe II of Denmark]] is born. | * '''[[16 April|16]]''' - Artist [[Margrethe II of Denmark]] is born. | ||
==July== | ==July== | ||
* '''[[16 July|16]]''' - ''[[Beowulf and the Finnsburg Fragment]]'', with contributions from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is published. | |||
* '''[[28 July|28]]''' - Actor [[Phil Proctor]] is born. | * '''[[28 July|28]]''' - Actor [[Phil Proctor]] is born. | ||
==September== | ==September== | ||
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 39]]. | * '''[[29 September|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 39]]. | ||
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- You may also be looking for Third Age 1940.
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1940.
January
- 4 - David Collings, who would voice the part of Legolas in The Lord of the Rings 1981 radio series, is born.
- 22 - John Hurt, who would voice Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings (1978 film), is born.
March
- 7 - Richard O'Callaghan, who would portray Meriadoc Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings 1981 radio series, is born.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 38.
April
- 16 - Artist Margrethe II of Denmark is born.
July
- 16 - Beowulf and the Finnsburg Fragment, with contributions from J.R.R. Tolkien, is published.
- 28 - Actor Phil Proctor is born.
September
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 39.
October
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 40.
December
- 23 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- 24 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- ? - Marjorie J. Burns, English professor and expert on J.R.R. Tolkien, is born.
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