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* '''[[1953]]''' – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] agrees with [[Rayner Unwin]] on the book titles for his sequel to ''[[The Hobbit]]'': they will be ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', ''[[The Two Towers]]'' and ''[[The Return of the King]]''. | * '''[[1953]]''' – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] [[letter 140|agrees]] with [[Rayner Unwin]] on the book titles for his sequel to ''[[The Hobbit]]'': they will be ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', ''[[The Two Towers]]'' and ''[[The Return of the King]]''. | ||
* '''[[1971]]''' - [[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]], linguist, is born. | * '''[[1971]]''' - [[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]], linguist, is born. | ||
Revision as of 10:42, 25 October 2008
Events which occurred on 17 August.
On Earth
- 1953 – J.R.R. Tolkien agrees with Rayner Unwin on the book titles for his sequel to The Hobbit: they will be The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
- 1971 - Helge Kåre Fauskanger, linguist, is born.