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==January== | ==January== | ||
* ''' | * '''[[11 January|11]]''' - [[Michael George Tolkien]], grandson of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is born. | ||
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to J.L.N. O'Loughlin (29 January 1943)|a letter to J.L.N. O'Loughlin]]. | * '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to J.L.N. O'Loughlin (29 January 1943)|a letter to J.L.N. O'Loughlin]]. | ||
==April== | ==April== | ||
* '''[[10 April|10]]''' - [[Bo Hansson]], who will become famous for his music inspired by ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', is born. | * '''[[10 April|10]]''' - [[Bo Hansson]], who will become famous for his music inspired by ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', is born. | ||
* '''[[20 April|20]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 48]]. | * '''[[20 April|20]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 48]]. | ||
==July== | ==July== | ||
* '''?''' - [[Christopher Tolkien]] joins the Royal Air Force. | * '''?''' - [[Christopher Tolkien]] joins the Royal Air Force. | ||
* '''[[28 July|28]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[Letter 49a]]. | |||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''[[3 August|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Leila Keene and Pat Kirke|a letter to Leila Keene and Pat Kirke]]. | * '''[[3 August|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Leila Keene and Pat Kirke|a letter to Leila Keene and Pat Kirke]]. | ||
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==September== | ==September== | ||
* '''[[1 September|1]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[Letter 49b]]. | |||
* '''[[8 September|8]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[Letter 49c]]. | |||
* '''[[9 September|9]]''' - Renowned scholar [[Tom Shippey]] is born. | * '''[[9 September|9]]''' - Renowned scholar [[Tom Shippey]] is born. | ||
* '''[[13 September|13]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[Letter 49d]]. | |||
* '''[[19 September|19]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[Letter 49e]]. | |||
==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''[[25 October|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 50]]. | * '''[[25 October|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 50]]. | ||
* '''[[27 October|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 51]]. | * '''[[27 October|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 51]]. | ||
* ''' | * '''[[31 October|31]]''' - Writer [[J.E.A. Tyler]] is born. | ||
==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''[[3 November|3]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[Letter 51a]]. | |||
* '''[[10 November|10]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[Letter 51b]]. | |||
* '''[[29 November|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 52]]. | * '''[[29 November|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 52]]. | ||
==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''[[9 December|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 53]]. | * '''[[9 December|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 53]]. | ||
* '''[[15 December|15]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[Letter 53a]]. | |||
* '''[[25 December|25]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes his last letter to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | * '''[[25 December|25]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes his last letter to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | ||
* '''[[31 December|31]]''' - Actor [[Victor Raider-Wexler]] is born. | * '''[[31 December|31]]''' - Actor [[Victor Raider-Wexler]] is born. | ||
==Unknown== | |||
* '''Early'''<ref group=note>This must have been during the first half of the year, considering that Christopher left for South Africa in July</ref> - [[Christopher Tolkien]] draws a large-scale map of [[the Shire]] that would many years later be the basis for ''[[A Part of the Shire]]''.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lvi</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:30, 2 December 2023
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1943.
January[edit | edit source]
- 11 - Michael George Tolkien, grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien, is born.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to J.L.N. O'Loughlin.
April[edit | edit source]
- 10 - Bo Hansson, who will become famous for his music inspired by The Lord of the Rings, is born.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 48.
July[edit | edit source]
- ? - Christopher Tolkien joins the Royal Air Force.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 49a.
August[edit | edit source]
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Leila Keene and Pat Kirke.
- 16 - Actress Sharon Baird is born.
- 20 - Actor Sylvester McCoy is born.
September[edit | edit source]
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 49b.
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 49c.
- 9 - Renowned scholar Tom Shippey is born.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 49d.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 49e.
October[edit | edit source]
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 50.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 51.
- 31 - Writer J.E.A. Tyler is born.
November[edit | edit source]
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 51a.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 51b.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 52.
December[edit | edit source]
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 53.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 53a.
- 25 - Father Christmas writes his last letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- 31 - Actor Victor Raider-Wexler is born.
Unknown[edit | edit source]
- Early[note 1] - Christopher Tolkien draws a large-scale map of the Shire that would many years later be the basis for A Part of the Shire.[1]
Notes
- ↑ This must have been during the first half of the year, considering that Christopher left for South Africa in July
References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lvi
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