1992

Tolkien-related events that took place in 1992. Because this year marks the 100th birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien, it is often referred to as the Centenary year or Centennial Year.

January

• 3 - Hundredth birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien.
• 3 - On this special day, the Finnish Tolkien Society is founded.
• 6 - Sauron Defeated is published.
• 6 - The Tolkien Family Album is published.
• 11-12 - On the occasion of the centenary, an International Tolkien Symposium is held in Aachen, (Federal Republic of) Germany.
• ? - Vinyar Tengwar 21 is published.
• ? - Beyond Bree J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1992 is released.

March

• ? - Vinyar Tengwar 22 is published.

May

• 22-24 - The Tolkien Phenomenon is held.
• ? - Vinyar Tengwar 23 is published.

July

• ? - Vinyar Tengwar 24 is published.

August

• 16 - The first part of the radio adaptation of Farmer Giles of Ham is aired on BBC 5.
• 16-24 - Tolkien Centenary Conference, a combination of Oxonmoot and Mythcon.
• 23 - The second part of the radio adaptation of Farmer Giles of Ham is aired on BBC5.
• 30 - The radio adaptation of Smith of Wootton Major is aired on BBC 5.
• ? - The Making of The Lord of the Rings by Rayner Unwin is published.

September

• 6 - The first part of the radio adaptation of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil is aired on BBC5.
• 13 - The second part of the radio adaptation of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil is aired on BBC5.
• 20 - The radio adaptation of Leaf by Niggle is aired on BBC5.
• 22 - The Danish Tolkien Society Imladris is founded.
• ? - Vinyar Tengwar 25 is published.

October

• 27 - Sauron Defeated is published in the US.
• 27 - Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien (revised edition) is published.

November

• ? - Vinyar Tengwar 26 is published.

Fall

• ? - The Tolkien Collector is founded.

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• ? - Tolkien and Middle-earth Handbook by Colin Duriez is published.
• ? - The Bulgarian magazine Duga ceases to exist, cutting short their comic book version of The Lord of the Rings at the Breaking of the Fellowship.
• ? - An abridged reading of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien is published by Caedmon.
• ? - Tolkien's World: Paintings of Middle-earth is published.
• ? - Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia by David Day is published.
• ? - The documentary Tolkien Remembered is released.
• ? - Tolkien - The Centenary Calendar 1992 is released.
• ? - The 1992 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar is released.
• ? - The documentary Tolkien Remembered is aired.
• ? - The First and Second Ages is published.
• ? - Basic Quenya is published.

Years 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995