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* '''[[1964]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 259]]. | * '''[[1964]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 259]]. | ||
* '''[[1972]]''' – Actor [[Karl Urban]] is born. | * '''[[1972]]''' – Actor [[Karl Urban]] is born. | ||
* '''[[1981]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[1981]]''' - [[Mythcon 12]] at [[wikipedia:Mills College|Mills College]] in [[wikipedia:Oakland, California|Oakland]], [[wikipedia:California|California]]. | ||
* '''[[1982]]''' - The fourth 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]]. | * '''[[1982]]''' - The fourth 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]]. | ||
* '''[[1994]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[1994]]''' - [[Mythcon 25]] at [[wikipedia:American University|American University]], [[wikipedia:Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]] | ||
* '''[[1995]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[1995]]''' - [[Mythcon 26]] in [[wikipedia:Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[wikipedia:California|California]]. | ||
* '''[[2005]]''' - [http://omentielva.com/ Omentielva Minya] - 1st International Conference on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s Invented Languages in [[wikipedia:Stockholm|Stockholm]], [[wikipedia:Sweden|Sweden]]. | * '''[[2005]]''' - [http://omentielva.com/ Omentielva Minya] - 1st International Conference on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s Invented Languages in [[wikipedia:Stockholm|Stockholm]], [[wikipedia:Sweden|Sweden]]. | ||
* '''[[2006]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[2006]]''' - [[Mythcon 37]] at [[wikipedia:University of Oklahoma|University of Oklahoma]], [[wikipedia:Norman, Oklahoma|Norman]]. | ||
* '''[[2009]]''' - At Montreal's [[wikipedia:Worldcon|WorldCon]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' wins the 2009 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award for the best classic literary work of liberty. | * '''[[2009]]''' - At Montreal's [[wikipedia:Worldcon|WorldCon]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' wins the 2009 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award for the best classic literary work of liberty. | ||
* '''[[2009]]''' - [http://omentielva.com/ Omentielva Nelya] - 3rd International Conference on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s Invented Languages in [[wikipedia:Whitehaven|Whitehaven]], [[wikipedia:England|England]]. | * '''[[2009]]''' - [http://omentielva.com/ Omentielva Nelya] - 3rd International Conference on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s Invented Languages in [[wikipedia:Whitehaven|Whitehaven]], [[wikipedia:England|England]]. |
Revision as of 19:23, 10 August 2014
Events that occurred on 7 August
On Earth
- 1952 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to George and Moira Sayer.
- 1954 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 148.
- 1964 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 259.
- 1972 – Actor Karl Urban is born.
- 1981 - Mythcon 12 at Mills College in Oakland, California.
- 1982 - The fourth episode of the new version of the 1981 radio series of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 1994 - Mythcon 25 at American University, Washington, D.C.
- 1995 - Mythcon 26 in Berkeley, California.
- 2005 - Omentielva Minya - 1st International Conference on Tolkien's Invented Languages in Stockholm, Sweden.
- 2006 - Mythcon 37 at University of Oklahoma, Norman.
- 2009 - At Montreal's WorldCon, The Lord of the Rings wins the 2009 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award for the best classic literary work of liberty.
- 2009 - Omentielva Nelya - 3rd International Conference on Tolkien's Invented Languages in Whitehaven, England.