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==January== | ==January== | ||
* '''[[January 8|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] reads over ''[[The New Shadow]]'' and most likely starts typing a final typescript. | * '''[[4 January|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Ken Jackson (4 January 1968)|a letter to Ken Jackson]]. | ||
* '''[[January | * '''[[8 January|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] reads over ''[[The New Shadow]]'' and most likely starts typing a final typescript. | ||
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Ken Jackson (29 January 1968)|a letter to Ken Jackson]]. | |||
==February== | ==February== | ||
* '''[[February | * '''[[5 February|5]]-[[9 February|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is filmed for the documentary ''[[Tolkien in Oxford]]''. | ||
* '''[[February | * '''[[20 February|20]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 300]]. | ||
* '''[[February | * '''[[29 February|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 301]]. | ||
==March== | ==March== | ||
* '''[[March 20|20]]''' - Actor and stuntman [[Lawrence Makoare]] is born. | * '''[[17 March|17]]''' - Author [[Nataša Tučev]] is born. | ||
* '''[[March | * '''[[20 March|20]]''' - Actor and stuntman [[Lawrence Makoare]] is born. | ||
* '''[[March 25|25]]''' - [[Michael Reisz]] , who would voice [[Legolas]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is born | * '''[[21 March|21]]''' - Actor [[Greg Ellis]] is born. | ||
* '''[[22 March|22]]''' - ''The Daily Telegraph'' publishes an interview of Charlotte and Denis Plimmer with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], in the article "[[The Man Who Understands Hobbits]]". | |||
* '''[[25 March|25]]''' - [[Michael Reisz]] , who would voice [[Legolas]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is born. | |||
* '''[[30 March|30]]''' – The documentary ''[[Tolkien in Oxford]]'' is aired on the [[BBC]]. | |||
==May== | ==May== | ||
* '''[[May | * '''[[2 May|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 302]]. | ||
* '''[[May | * '''[[6 May|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 303]]. | ||
* '''?''' - Author [[Michael Drout]] is born. | * '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (May 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]]. | ||
* '''?''' - Author [[Michael D.C. Drout]] is born. | |||
* '''?''' - ''[[The Tolkien Relation]]'' is published. | * '''?''' - ''[[The Tolkien Relation]]'' is published. | ||
==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''[[June | * '''[[4 June|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 304]]. | ||
* '''[[June 26|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 305]]. | * '''[[17 June|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] falls down the stairs of [[76 Sandfield Road]] and breaks his leg. | ||
* '''[[26 June|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 305]]. | |||
==July== | ==July== | ||
* '''[[July | * '''Mid-July''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Edith Tolkien|Edith]] move from [[76 Sandfield Road]] to [[Woodridings|Poole]], near [[Bournemouth]]. | ||
* '''[[24 July|24]]''' - Artist [[Colleen Doran]] is born. | |||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''[[August 28|28]]''' - [[Billy Boyd]], who would play [[Peregrin Took]] in [[The Lord of the Rings | * '''[[2 August|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Robert Havard|a letter to Robert Havard]]. | ||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Ingrid Pridgeon | * '''[[28 August|28]]''' - [[Billy Boyd]], who would play [[Peregrin Took]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], is born. | ||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Ingrid Pridgeon|a letter to Ingrid Pridgeon]]. | |||
==September== | ==September== | ||
* '''[[September 29|29]]''' - ''[[An Unexpected Party (episode)|An Unexpected Party]]'', the first episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | * '''[[4 September|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (4 September 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]]. | ||
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Billy Callahan|letter to Billy Callahan]]. | |||
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - ''[[An Unexpected Party (episode)|An Unexpected Party]]'', the first episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | |||
==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''[[October | * '''[[6 October|6]]''' - ''[[Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire (episode)|Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire]]'', the second episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | ||
* '''[[October 13|13]]''' - ''[[Riddles in the Dark (episode)|Riddles in the Dark]]'', the third episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | * '''[[9 October|9]]''' - Video game writer [[František Fuka]] is born. | ||
* '''[[October 20|20]]''' - ''[[Strange Lodgings]]'', the fourth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | * '''[[10 October|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (10 October 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]]. | ||
* '''[[October | * '''[[13 October|13]]''' - ''[[Riddles in the Dark (episode)|Riddles in the Dark]]'', the third episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. [[Stanley Unwin]] dies. | ||
* '''[[16 October|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Niall Hoskin|a letter to Niall Hoskin]]. | |||
* '''[[20 October|20]]''' - ''[[Strange Lodgings]]'', the fourth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | |||
* '''[[27 October|27]]''' - ''[[Barrels out of Bond (episode)|Barrels out of Bond]]'', the fifth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | |||
==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''[[November | * '''[[3 November|3]]''' - ''[[A Warm Welcome (episode)|A Warm Welcome]]'', the sixth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | ||
* '''[[November 10|10]]''' - ''[[The Gathering of the Clouds (episode)|The Gathering of the Clouds]]'', the seventh episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | * '''[[4 November|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (4 November 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]]. | ||
* '''[[November | * '''[[10 November|10]]''' - ''[[The Gathering of the Clouds (episode)|The Gathering of the Clouds]]'', the seventh episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | ||
* '''[[November | * '''[[14 November|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 307]]. | ||
* '''[[17 November|17]]''' - ''[[The Clouds Burst (episode)|The Clouds Burst]]'', the eighth and last episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | |||
==?== | ==?== | ||
* ''' | * '''Late Summer''' - [[Tolkien Journal (Vol.3, No.3)|''Tolkien Journal'' (Vol.3, No.3)]] is published. | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]'' is published. | |||
* '''?''' - After the death of his [[Stanley Unwin|father]], [[Rayner Unwin]] becomes chairman of [[Allen and Unwin]]. | * '''?''' - After the death of his [[Stanley Unwin|father]], [[Rayner Unwin]] becomes chairman of [[Allen and Unwin]]. | ||
* '''?''' - [[The Tolkien Society of Sweden]], the first European [[Tolkien Societies|Tolkien society]], is founded. | * '''?''' - [[The Tolkien Society of Sweden]], the first European [[Tolkien Societies|Tolkien society]], is founded. | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[Tolkien and the Critics|Tolkien and the Critics: Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]'' is published. | |||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"#1960|a letter to Mr David Masson]]. | |||
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