20 February
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 20 February.
On Earth
- 1938 - In response to an article in the Observer of January 16, a letter by J.R.R. Tolkien is published, explaining the name and inception of the intriguing hero, which would, according to the Observer, "save many research students so very much trouble in the generations to come."
- 1967 - Katherine Soucie, who would voice Goldberry in Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring (game) and did additional voices for The Hobbit (2003 video game).
- 1974 - Artist and linguist Ryszard Derdzinski is born.