1942
Preceded by
1943
Year
1944
Followed by
January
- 11 - Michael George Tolkien, grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien, is born.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to J.L.N. O'Loughlin.
April
- 10 - Bo Hansson, who will become famous for his music inspired by The Lord of the Rings, is born.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 48.
July
- ? - Christopher Tolkien joins the Royal Air Force.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 49a.
August
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Leila Keene and Pat Kirke.
- 10 - Actor Peter McKenzie is born.
- 16 - Actress Sharon Baird is born.
- 20 - Actor Sylvester McCoy is born.
September
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 49b.
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 49c.
- 9 - Renowned scholar Tom Shippey is born.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 49d.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 49e.
October
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 50.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 51.
- 31 - Writer J.E.A. Tyler is born.
November
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 51a.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 51b.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 52.
- Late November - J.R.R. Tolkien writes the poem A Closed Letter to Andrea Charicoryides Surnamed Polygrapheus, Logothete of the Theme of Geodesia in the Empire, Bard of the Court of Camelot, Malleus Malitiarium, Inclinga Sum Sometimes Known as Charles Williams.
December
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 53.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 53a.
- 25 - Father Christmas writes his last letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- 31 - Actor Victor Raider-Wexler is born.
Unknown
- Early[note 1] - Christopher Tolkien draws a large-scale map of the Shire that would many years later be the basis for A Part of the Shire.[1]
Notes
- ↑ This must have been during the first half of the year, considering that Christopher left for South Africa in July
References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lvi
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