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* '''[[1953]]''' – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] [[Letter 140|agrees]] with [[Rayner Unwin]] on the book titles for his sequel to ''[[The Hobbit]]'': they will be ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', ''[[The Two Towers]]'' and ''[[The Return of the King]]''. | * '''[[1953]]''' – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] [[Letter 140|agrees]] with [[Rayner Unwin]] on the book titles for his sequel to ''[[The Hobbit]]'': they will be ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', ''[[The Two Towers]]'' and ''[[The Return of the King]]''. | ||
* '''[[1971]]''' - Linguist [[Helge Fauskanger]] is born. | * '''[[1971]]''' - Linguist [[Helge Fauskanger]] is born. | ||
* '''[[1973]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[1973]]''' - [[Mythcon 4]] in [[wikipedia:Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]], [[wikipedia:California|California]]. | ||
* '''[[1975]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[1975]]''' - [[Mythcon 6]] at [[wikipedia:Scripps College|Scripps College]] in [[wikipedia:Claremont, California|Claremont]], [[wikipedia:California|California]]. | ||
* '''[[1992]]''' - [[Tolkien Centenary Conference]], a combination of [[Oxonmoot]] 1992 and [[Mythcon]] XXIII, at [[wikipedia:Keble College, Oxford|Keble College, Oxford]]. | * '''[[1992]]''' - [[Tolkien Centenary Conference]], a combination of [[Oxonmoot]] 1992 and [[Mythcon]] XXIII, at [[wikipedia:Keble College, Oxford|Keble College, Oxford]]. | ||
* '''[[2008]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[2008]]''' - [[Mythcon 39]] at [[wikipedia:Central Connecticut State University|Central Connecticut State University]] in [[wikipedia:New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]], [[wikipedia:Connecticut|Connecticut]]. | ||
* '''[[2012]]''' - [[The Return of the Ring]], [[The Tolkien Society|Tolkien Society]] conference at [[wikipedia:Loughborough University|Loughborough University]], [[wikipedia:England|England]]. | * '''[[2012]]''' - [[The Return of the Ring]], [[The Tolkien Society|Tolkien Society]] conference at [[wikipedia:Loughborough University|Loughborough University]], [[wikipedia:England|England]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:29, 10 August 2014
Events that occurred on 17 August
On Earth
- 1953 – J.R.R. Tolkien agrees with Rayner Unwin on the book titles for his sequel to The Hobbit: they will be The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
- 1971 - Linguist Helge Fauskanger is born.
- 1973 - Mythcon 4 in Santa Barbara, California.
- 1975 - Mythcon 6 at Scripps College in Claremont, California.
- 1992 - Tolkien Centenary Conference, a combination of Oxonmoot 1992 and Mythcon XXIII, at Keble College, Oxford.
- 2008 - Mythcon 39 at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut.
- 2012 - The Return of the Ring, Tolkien Society conference at Loughborough University, England.