1963

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.
• 22 - Jane Neave, aunt of J.R.R. Tolkien, dies.

March

• 10 - Actor Steve Staley is born.

April

• 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to a couple he met on holiday.

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.

October

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

December

• 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to a Miss Clark.
• 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