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* '''[[1967]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Mr Joukes 28 August 1967|a letter to a Mr Joukes]]. | * '''[[1967]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Mr Joukes 28 August 1967|a letter to a Mr Joukes]]. | ||
* '''[[1968]]''' - [[Billy Boyd]] | * '''[[1968]]''' - Actor [[Billy Boyd]] is born. | ||
* '''[[1973]]''' - | * '''[[1973]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] takes a holiday to visit friends in [[Bournemouth]]. He would die there [[September 2|5 days]] later. | ||
* '''[[ | * '''[[1977]]''' - [[Mythcon VIII]] at [[wikipedia:University of San Diego|University of San Diego]], [[wikipedia:California|California]]. | ||
* '''[[1981]]''' - [[Tom Shippey]] reviews ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' for ''The Times Literary Supplement''. | |||
* '''[[1982]]''' - The seventh episode of the new version of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 radio series]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]]. | |||
* '''[[1987]]''' - Voice actor [[John Huston]] dies. | |||
* '''[[2010]]''' - [[The Tolkien Society]]'s Southern Hemisphere seminar: "Tolkien's Odysseys - Middle-earth and Beyond". | |||
==In Arda== | ==In Arda== | ||
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**{{Cal Prison-Gandalf}} | ** {{Cal Prison-Gandalf}} | ||
**{{Cal Travel-Boromir}} | ** {{Cal Travel-Boromir}} | ||
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**[[Gandalf]] and the [[travellers|four Hobbits]] overtake [[Saruman]]. While Frodo and his friends go to [[Rivendell]], Saruman heads straight for [[the Shire]]. | ** [[Gandalf]] and the [[travellers|four Hobbits]] overtake [[Saruman]]. While Frodo and his friends go to [[Rivendell]], Saruman heads straight for [[the Shire]].<noinclude>[[Category:Dates|241]]</noinclude> | ||
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Revision as of 18:46, 22 July 2011
Events that occurred on 28 August
On Earth
- 1967 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to a Mr Joukes.
- 1968 - Actor Billy Boyd is born.
- 1973 - J.R.R. Tolkien takes a holiday to visit friends in Bournemouth. He would die there 5 days later.
- 1977 - Mythcon VIII at University of San Diego, California.
- 1981 - Tom Shippey reviews The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien for The Times Literary Supplement.
- 1982 - The seventh episode of the new version of the 1981 radio series of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 1987 - Voice actor John Huston dies.
- 2010 - The Tolkien Society's Southern Hemisphere seminar: "Tolkien's Odysseys - Middle-earth and Beyond".