1988
Preceded by
1989
Year
1990
Followed by
January
- 5 - The Return of the Shadow is published in the US.
- 27 - Actor David Buck dies.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien: Man of Fantasy is published.
- ? - Vinyar Tengwar 3 is published.
February
- 24 - Stella M. Mills, student under J.R.R. Tolkien, dies.
March
- 11 - Actor John Wyse dies.
- 17 - Actress Morfydd Clark is born.
- 19 - Heren Hyarmen, the Brazilian Tolkien Society, is founded.
- 28 - Actor Lockwood West dies.
- ? - Vinyar Tengwar 4 is published.
- ? - Beyond Bree March 1989 is published.
May
- 3 - Actor William Squire dies.
- ? - Vinyar Tengwar 5 is published.
June
- 16 - Actor John Westbrook dies.
- 25 - The first meeting of members of the Elvish Linguistic Fellowship takes place at the residence of Bill Welden.
- ? - Vinyar Tengwar 6 is published.
July
- 28-31 - Mythcon 20.
September
- 1 - Oliphaunt is published.
- 7 - The Treason of Isengard is published in the UK.
- 22-24 - Oxonmoot 1989.
- ? - Vinyar Tengwar 7 is published.
- ? - Mallorn 26 is published.
November
- 30 - The Treason of Isengard is published in the US.
- ? - Vinyar Tengwar, Issue 8 is published.
December
- 2 - Norman Davis dies.
- 16 - Actress Marjorie Westbury dies.
?
- ? - The 1990 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar is released.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien - Master of Middle Earth Calendar 1990 is released.
- ? - The 1990 NOT Tolkien Calendar is released.
- ? - Storybook Collection - Rodney Mathews 1990 Calendar is released.
- ? - Inklings Calendar 1990 is released.
- ? - Tolkien Calendar 1990 is released.
- ? - Denizens of the Dark Wood is published.
- ? - Lords of Middle-earth: Vol. III is published.
- ? - Perils on the Sea of Rhûn is published.
- ? - Warlords of the Desert is published.
- ? - Dark Mage of Rhudaur is published.
- ? - Forest of Tears is published.
- ? - Ghosts of the Southern Anduin is published.
- ? - Empire of the Witch-king is published.
- ? - The premiere of the Slovak radio adaptation Hobit on Czechoslovak public radio.
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