25 August: Difference between revisions

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Events that occurred on 25 August

1900 - Author and philosopher Friedrich Nietzche dies.
1931 - Actor Bruce Allpress is born.
1947 - Artist Michael Kaluta is born.
1957 - Author Ian Brodie is born.
1963 - Actress Brianne Siddall is born.
1971 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 327.
1974 - Mythcon V at Scripps College in Claremont, California.
1988 - The Return of the Shadow is published in the UK.
2003 - Starter decks of "The Countdown Collection", a special set of The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game, are released.
2006 - The Oxford Tolkien Conference at Exeter College, Oxford.
2007 - The Tolkien Society's Australian Seminar 2007 in Sydney, Australia.
2010 - A middle English vocabulary is published.

T.A. 3018:
- Gandalf is held captive by Saruman on the pinnacle of Orthanc.
- Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.

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 * '''[[1971]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 327]].
 * '''[[1974]]''' - [[Mythcon V]] at [[wikipedia:Scripps College|Scripps College]] in [[wikipedia:Claremont, California|Claremont]], [[wikipedia:California|California]].
-* '''[[1988]] - ''[[The Return of the Shadow]]'' is published.'''
+* '''[[1988]] - ''[[The Return of the Shadow]]'' is published in the UK.'''
 * '''[[2003]]''' - Starter decks of "The Countdown Collection", a special set of [[The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game]], are released.
 * '''[[2006]]''' - The Oxford Tolkien Conference at [[wikipedia:Exeter College, Oxford|Exeter College, Oxford]].