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* '''[[1928]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] works on the latter part of [[Lay of Leithian Canto IV|Canto IV]] of ''[[Lay of Leithian]]''. | |||
* '''[[1939]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] does the second day of his training with the top-secret Government Code and Cypher School (GCCS) at their London headquarters. | * '''[[1939]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] does the second day of his training with the top-secret Government Code and Cypher School (GCCS) at their London headquarters. | ||
* '''[[1958]]''' - Actor [[Stephen Ure]] is born. | * '''[[1958]]''' - Actor [[Stephen Ure]] is born. | ||
Revision as of 20:58, 11 March 2011
Events which occurred on 28 March.
On Earth
- 1928 - Tolkien works on the latter part of Canto IV of Lay of Leithian.
- 1939 - J.R.R. Tolkien does the second day of his training with the top-secret Government Code and Cypher School (GCCS) at their London headquarters.
- 1958 - Actor Stephen Ure is born.
- 1958 - J.R.R. Tolkien is invited by the Dutch publisher Het Spectrum to attend a "Hobbit Dinner" in Rotterdam. Tolkien is especially delighted by the "maggot soup" and the three barrels of tobacco he receives. Author Hella Haasse gives a speech.
- 1972 – At Buckingham Palace, J.R.R. Tolkien receives his CBE from Queen Elisabeth II.
- 1989 - Actor Lockwood West dies.
- 2005 - The parody book The Soddit is published.
