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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 [[December 31]], 1925. | ||
* '''[[1955]]''' – Tolkien | * '''[[1955]]''' – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] presents his paper [[English and Welsh]]. | ||
* '''[[1963]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Mrs. Munby 21 October 1963|a letter to Mrs. Munby]]. | * '''[[1963]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Mrs. Munby 21 October 1963|a letter to Mrs. Munby]]. | ||
* '''[[1972]]''' - [[Felix Felton]], who played [[Bilbo Baggins]], [[Witch-king|the Black Captain]] and [[Sauron]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)]]'', dies. | * '''[[1972]]''' - [[Felix Felton]], who played [[Bilbo Baggins]], [[Witch-king|the Black Captain]] and [[Sauron]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)]]'', dies. |
Revision as of 21:53, 17 August 2010
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.
- 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 Baggins, the Black Captain and Sauron in The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series), 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.