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==February== | ==February== | ||
* '''[[17 February|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Julie Cape|a letter to Julie Cape]]. | * '''[[17 February|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Julie Cape|a letter to Julie Cape]]. | ||
* '''[[21 February|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Mrs Gill | * '''[[21 February|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mrs Gill|a letter to Mrs Gill]]. | ||
* '''[[20 February|20]]''' - Author [[Rainer Nagel]] is born. | * '''[[20 February|20]]''' - Author [[Rainer Nagel]] is born. | ||
* '''[[22 February|22]]''' - [[Jane Neave]], aunt of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], dies. | * '''[[22 February|22]]''' - [[Jane Neave]], aunt of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], dies. | ||
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==March== | ==March== | ||
* '''[[10 March|10]]''' - Actor [[Steve Staley]] is born. | * '''[[10 March|10]]''' - Actor [[Steve Staley]] is born. | ||
* '''[[23 March|23]]''' - Mr. and Mrs. Kloos write [[Mr | * '''[[23 March|23]]''' - Mr. and Mrs. Kloos write [[Letter to Mr and Mrs Kloos|a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien]]. | ||
==April== | ==April== | ||
* '''[[6 April|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to "My Dear People"|a letter to a couple he met on holiday]]. | * '''[[6 April|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to "My Dear People"|a letter to a couple he met on holiday]]. | ||
* '''[[18 April|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] starts writing [[Mr | * '''[[18 April|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] starts writing [[Letter to Mr and Mrs Kloos|a letter to Mr. and Mrs. Kloos]]. | ||
==May== | ==May== | ||
* '''[[6 May|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] finishes writing [[Mr | * '''[[6 May|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] finishes writing [[Letter to Mr and Mrs Kloos|a letter to Mr. and Mrs. Kloos]]. | ||
==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''[[9 June|9]]''' - Actress [[Megan Edwards]] is born. | * '''[[9 June|9]]''' - Actress [[Megan Edwards]] is born. | ||
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* '''[[15 October|15]]''' - While dining, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] saves the life of an old lady who nearly choked on a whiting-bone.<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 609</ref> | * '''[[15 October|15]]''' - While dining, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] saves the life of an old lady who nearly choked on a whiting-bone.<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 609</ref> | ||
* '''[[16 October|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 249]]. | * '''[[16 October|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 249]]. | ||
* '''[[21 October|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Mrs | * '''[[21 October|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mrs Munby|a letter to Mrs. Munby]]. | ||
==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''[[1 November|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 250]]. | * '''[[1 November|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 250]]. | ||
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* '''[[22 November|22]]''' - [[C.S. Lewis]] dies. | * '''[[22 November|22]]''' - [[C.S. Lewis]] dies. | ||
* '''[[26 November|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[James Dundas-Grant]], [[Robert Havard]], [[Owen Barfield]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] attend the funeral of C.S. Lewis. | * '''[[26 November|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[James Dundas-Grant]], [[Robert Havard]], [[Owen Barfield]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] attend the funeral of C.S. Lewis. | ||
* '''[[28 November|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[George Sayer 28 November 1963|a letter to George Sayer]]. | * '''[[28 November|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to George Sayer (28 November 1963)|a letter to George Sayer]]. | ||
==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Jared C. Lobdell | * '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Jared C. Lobdell|a letter to Jared C. Lobdell]]. | ||
* '''[[4 December|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Miss Clark|a letter to a Miss Clark]]. | * '''[[4 December|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Miss Clark|a letter to a Miss Clark]]. | ||
* '''[[16 December|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Baronne A. Baeyens|a letter to Baronne A. Baeyens]]. | * '''[[16 December|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Baronne A. Baeyens|a letter to Baronne A. Baeyens]]. |
Revision as of 13:43, 29 May 2014
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1963.
January
- 11 - Actor Jason Connery is born.
February
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Julie Cape.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mrs Gill.
- 20 - Author Rainer Nagel is born.
- 22 - Jane Neave, aunt of J.R.R. Tolkien, dies.
March
- 10 - Actor Steve Staley is born.
- 23 - Mr. and Mrs. Kloos write a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien.
April
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to a couple he met on holiday.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing a letter to Mr. and Mrs. Kloos.
May
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien finishes writing a letter to Mr. and Mrs. Kloos.
June
- 9 - Actress Megan Edwards is born.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 245.
July
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien's paper "English and Welsh" is published in Angles and Britons: O'Donnell Lectures, a collection of lectures from the University of Wales.
August
- 25 - Actress Brianne Siddall is born.
September
- 18 - Writer Gary Russell is born.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 247.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing a letter to Eileen Elgar.
- 30 - Music producer Carvin Knowles is born.
October
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien posts a letter to Eileen Elgar.
- 5 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 248.
- 15 - While dining, J.R.R. Tolkien saves the life of an old lady who nearly choked on a whiting-bone.[1]
- 16 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 249.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mrs. Munby.
November
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 250.
- 10 - Hobbits and Heroes, which includes extracts of an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien, is published in The Sunday Telegraph.
- 22 - C.S. Lewis dies.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien, James Dundas-Grant, Robert Havard, Owen Barfield and Christopher Tolkien attend the funeral of C.S. Lewis.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to George Sayer.
December
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Jared C. Lobdell.
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to a Miss Clark.
- 16 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Baronne A. Baeyens.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 253.
?
- ? - Actor Jed Brophy is born.
- ? - The Adventures of Tom Bombadil is published in the US.
Years 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 |
References
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 609