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==On Earth== | ==On Earth== | ||
* [[1945]] – As [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki the bombs] are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] denounces these tactics as "utter folly". | * '''[[1923]]''' - [[John Stephenson]], who would voice [[Dori]], the [[Great Goblin]] and [[Bard|Bard the Bowman]] in the animated version of ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit|The Hobbit]]'', is born. | ||
* [[1973]] - The last [[:Image:Jrrt 1972 tree.jpg|fotograph]] of J.R.R. Tolkien is taken, in front of his favourite tree, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Black_Pine ''Pinus Nigra''], at the botanic garden in [[Oxford]]. | * '''[[1945]]''' – As [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki the bombs] are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] denounces these tactics as "utter folly". | ||
* '''[[1973]]''' - The last [[:Image:Jrrt 1972 tree.jpg|fotograph]] of J.R.R. Tolkien is taken, in front of his favourite tree, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Black_Pine ''Pinus Nigra''], at the botanic garden in [[Oxford]]. | |||
==In Arda== | ==In Arda== | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 30 April 2008
Events which occurred on 9 August.
On Earth
- 1923 - John Stephenson, who would voice Dori, the Great Goblin and Bard the Bowman in the animated version of The Hobbit, is born.
- 1945 – As the bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Tolkien denounces these tactics as "utter folly".
- 1973 - The last fotograph of J.R.R. Tolkien is taken, in front of his favourite tree, the Pinus Nigra, at the botanic garden in Oxford.
