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* '''[[1925]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] submits his resignation from [[Leeds University|Leeds]], his employment will officially end [[December 31]], 1925. | * '''[[1925]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] submits his resignation from [[Leeds University|Leeds]], his employment will officially end [[31 December|December 31]], 1925. | ||
* '''[[1929]]''' - Author [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] born. | * '''[[1929]]''' - Author [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] born. | ||
* '''[[1955]]''' – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] presents his paper [[English and Welsh]]. | * '''[[1955]]''' – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] presents his paper [[English and Welsh]]. |
Revision as of 15:34, 9 June 2011
Events which occurred on 21 October.
On Earth
- 1925 - J.R.R. Tolkien submits his resignation from Leeds, his employment will officially end December 31, 1925.
- 1929 - Author Ursula K. Le Guin born.
- 1955 – J.R.R. Tolkien presents his paper English and Welsh.
- 1963 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mrs. Munby.
- 1972 - Felix Felton, who played Bilbo, the Black Captain and Sauron in the 1955 radio series of The Lord of the Rings, dies.
- 2004 - The 50th Anniversary Edition of The Lord of the Rings is published.
- 2008 - Fantasy novel The Indigo King, featuring J.R.R. Tolkien as a fictional character, is published.
- 2010 - In a press release, it is confirmed that Martin Freeman will play Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit films.