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* '''[[17 February|17]]''' - [[Hilary Tolkien|Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien]], younger brother to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is born in [[Bloemfontein]], South Africa.
* '''[[17 February|17]]''' - [[Hilary Tolkien|Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien]], younger brother to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is born in [[Bloemfontein]], South Africa.
==October==
==October==
* '''[[October 18|18]]''' - [[Geoffrey Bache Smith]], childhood friend of Tolkien, is born.
* '''[[18 October|18]]''' - [[Geoffrey Bache Smith]], childhood friend of Tolkien, is born.


==November==
==November==

Revision as of 23:37, 8 June 2011

Tolkien-related events that took place in 1894.

February

October

November

  • Mabel, Hilary, and Ronald take a train to the coast near Cape Town so Ronald can be in the cooler air.
  • After they return home a trip to England is decided as Mabel dislikes the hot climate and the Bloemfontein lifestyle, even though Arthur is happy with it.

Christmas

  • "My first Christmas memory is of blazing sun, drawn curtains and a drooping eucalyptus" (Letter 163)
Years
1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897