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* '''[[1958]]''' - Actor [[Stephen Ure]] is born. | * '''[[1958]]''' - Actor [[Stephen Ure]] is born. | ||
* '''[[1958]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is invited by the Dutch publisher ''Het Spectrum'' to attend a "Hobbit Dinner" in Rotterdam. Tolkien is especially delighted by the "[[Mushrooms|maggot]] soup" and the three barrels of tobacco he receives. Author [[wikipedia:Hella Haasse|Hella Haasse]] gives a speech. | * '''[[1958]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is invited by the Dutch publisher ''Het Spectrum'' to attend a "Hobbit Dinner" in Rotterdam. Tolkien is especially delighted by the "[[Mushrooms|maggot]] soup" and the three barrels of tobacco he receives. Author [[wikipedia:Hella Haasse|Hella Haasse]] gives a speech. | ||
* '''[[1972]]''' – At Buckingham Palace, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] | * '''[[1972]]''' – At Buckingham Palace, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is appointed a [[wikipedia:Order of the British Empire|CBE]] by Queen Elizabeth II. | ||
* '''[[1989]]''' - Actor [[Lockwood West]] dies. | * '''[[1989]]''' - Actor [[Lockwood West]] dies. | ||
* '''[[2005]]''' - The parody book ''[[The Soddit]]'' is published. | * '''[[2005]]''' - The parody book ''[[The Soddit]]'' is published. | ||
==In Arda== | ==In Arda== | ||
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**[[Celeborn]] crosses the [[Anduin]] and takes [[Dol Guldur]] within a few days. After the battle [[Galadriel]] throws down its walls and lays bare its pits. | ** [[Celeborn]] crosses the [[Anduin]] and takes [[Dol Guldur]] within a few days. After the battle [[Galadriel]] throws down its walls and lays bare its pits. | ||
**{{Cal Rest-Frodo}}<noinclude>[[Category:Dates]]</noinclude> | ** {{Cal Rest-Frodo}}<noinclude>[[Category:Dates]]</noinclude> | ||
Revision as of 15:38, 12 March 2011
Events which occurred on 28 March.
On Earth
- 1928 - Tolkien works on the latter part of Canto IV of Lay of Leithian.
- 1939 - J.R.R. Tolkien does the second day of his training with the top-secret Government Code and Cypher School (GCCS) at their London headquarters.
- 1958 - Actor Stephen Ure is born.
- 1958 - J.R.R. Tolkien is invited by the Dutch publisher Het Spectrum to attend a "Hobbit Dinner" in Rotterdam. Tolkien is especially delighted by the "maggot soup" and the three barrels of tobacco he receives. Author Hella Haasse gives a speech.
- 1972 – At Buckingham Palace, J.R.R. Tolkien is appointed a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1989 - Actor Lockwood West dies.
- 2005 - The parody book The Soddit is published.
