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==January==
==January==
* '''[[22 January|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 143]].
* '''[[22 January|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 143]].
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Liège University 29 January 1954|letter to the Rector of the University of Liège]].
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Liège University (29 January 1954)|letter to the Rector of the University of Liège]].
==April==
==April==
* '''[[14 April|14]]''' - Comics writer [[Charles Dixon]] is born.
* '''[[14 April|14]]''' - Comics writer [[Charles Dixon]] is born.
* '''[[25 April|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 144]].
* '''[[25 April|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 144]].
* '''[[30 April|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Stanley Unwin 30 April 1954|a letter to Stanley Unwin]].
* '''[[30 April|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Stanley Unwin|a letter to Stanley Unwin]].
* '''[[30 April|30]]''' - Programmer [[Don Woods]] is born.
* '''[[30 April|30]]''' - Programmer [[Don Woods]] is born.
==May==
==May==
*'''[[8 May|8]]–[[15 May|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]is in [[Cambridge]] as an elector for the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English, a post designed for [[C.S. Lewis]].
* '''[[13 May|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 145]].
* '''[[13 May|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 145]].
* '''[[17 May|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Henry Willink 17 May 1954|a letter to Henry Willink]].
* '''[[17 May|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Henry Willink|a letter to Henry Willink]].
*'''[[22 May|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] has a formal dinner in Cambridge.
* '''[[26 May|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to W.N. Beard|a letter to W.N. Beard]].
 
==June==
==June==
* '''[[4 June|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 146]].
* '''[[4 June|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 146]].
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==August==
==August==
* '''[[7 August|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 148]].
* '''[[7 August|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 148]].
* '''[[14 August|14]]''' - [[C.S. Lewis]] [[The Gods Return to Earth|reviews ''The Fellowship of the Ring'']] for ''Time and Tide''.
* '''[[21 August|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Nevill Coghill|a letter to Nevill Coghill]].
==September==
==September==
* '''[[9 September|9]]''' -  [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 149]].
* '''[[9 September|9]]''' -  [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 149]].
* '''[[9 September|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Liège University 9 September 1954|letter to the Rector of the University of Liège]].
* '''[[9 September|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Liège University (9 September 1954)|letter to the Rector of the University of Liège]].
* '''[[18 September|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes letters [[letter 150|150]] and [[letter 151|151]].
* '''[[18 September|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes letters [[letter 150|150]] and [[letter 151|151]].
* '''[[22 September|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 152]].
* '''[[22 September|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 152]].
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==October==
==October==
* '''[[2 October|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Liège.
* '''[[2 October|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Liège.
* '''[[18 October|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Liège University 18 October 1954|letter to the Rector of the University of Liège]].
* '''[[18 October|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Liège University (18 October 1954)|letter to the Rector of the University of Liège]].
* '''[[31 October|31]]''' – "[[The Hero Is a Hobbit]]", a review by [[W.H. Auden]] of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is published.
* '''[[31 October|31]]''' – "[[The Hero Is a Hobbit]]", a review by [[W.H. Auden]] of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is published.
==November==
==November==
* '''[[4 November|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 156]].
* '''[[4 November|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 156]].
* '''[[6 November|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Robert Burchfield 6 November 1954|a letter to R.W. Burchfield]].
* '''[[6 November|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Robert Burchfield (6 November 1954)|a letter to R.W. Burchfield]].
* '''[[7 November|7]]''' - [[Guy Gavriel Kay]], who would assist [[Christopher Tolkien]] with the writing of ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', is born.
* '''[[7 November|7]]''' - [[Guy Gavriel Kay]], who would assist [[Christopher Tolkien]] with the writing of ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', is born.
* '''[[11 November|11]]''' - ''[[The Two Towers]]'' is published.
* '''[[11 November|11]]''' - ''[[The Two Towers]]'' is published.
* '''[[17 November|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Rayner Heppenstall 17 November 1954|letter to Rayner Heppenstall]].
* '''[[17 November|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Rayner Heppenstall (17 November 1954)|letter to Rayner Heppenstall]].
* '''[[22 November|22]]''' - Rayner Heppenstall writes [[Rayner Heppenstall 1-2 December 1954|a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien]].
* '''[[22 November|22]]''' - Rayner Heppenstall writes [[Letter to Rayner Heppenstall (1-2 December 1954)|a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien]].
* '''[[27 November|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 157]].
* '''[[27 November|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 157]].
==December==
==December==
* '''[[1 December|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] starts writing [[Rayner Heppenstall 1-2 December 1954|a letter to Rayner Heppenstall]].
* '''[[1 December|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] starts writing [[Letter to Rayner Heppenstall (1-2 December 1954)|a letter to Rayner Heppenstall]].
* '''[[2 December|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 158]].
* '''[[2 December|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 158]].
* '''[[2 December|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] finishes writing [[Rayner Heppenstall 1-2 December 1954|a letter to Rayner Heppenstall]].
* '''[[2 December|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] finishes writing [[Letter to Rayner Heppenstall (1-2 December 1954)|a letter to Rayner Heppenstall]].
* '''[[3 December|3]]''' - The [[BBC|BBC Third Programme]] broadcasts the radio play of ''[[The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's Son (radio play)|The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth]]''.
* '''[[3 December|3]]''' - The [[BBC|BBC Third Programme]] broadcasts the radio play of ''[[The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's Son (radio play)|The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth]]''.
* '''[[13 December|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Rayner Heppenstall 13 December 1954|a letter to Rayner Heppenstall]].
* '''[[13 December|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Rayner Heppenstall (13 December 1954)|a letter to Rayner Heppenstall]].
* '''[[14 December|14]]''' - [[James Horan]], who would voice several character in video games, is born.
* '''[[14 December|14]]''' - [[James Horan]], who would voice several character in video games, is born.
* '''[[25 December|25]]''' - Singer [[Annie Lennox]] is born.
* '''[[25 December|25]]''' - Singer [[Annie Lennox]] is born.
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Tolkien-related events that took place in 1954.

January

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

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