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==February==
==February==
* '''17''' - [[Hilary Tolkien|Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien]], younger brother to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is born in [[Bloemfontein]], South Africa.
* '''[[17 February|17]]''' - [[Hilary Tolkien|Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien]], younger brother to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is born in [[Bloemfontein]], South Africa.
==October==
==October==
* '''18''' - [[Geoffrey Bache Smith]], childhood friend of Tolkien, is born.
* '''[[18 October|18]]''' - [[Geoffrey Bache Smith]], childhood friend of Tolkien, is born.


==November==
==November==
* [[Mabel Tolkien|Mabel]], [[Hilary Tolkien|Hilary]], and [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Ronald]] take a train to the coast near Cape Town so Ronald can be in the cooler air.
* [[Mabel Suffield|Mabel]], [[Hilary Tolkien|Hilary]], and [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Ronald]] take a train to the coast near Cape Town so Ronald can be in the cooler air.
* After they return home a trip to [[England]] is decided as [[Mabel Tolkien|Mabel]] dislikes the hot climate and the [[Bloemfontein]] lifestyle, even though [[Arthur Tolkien|Arthur]] is happy with it.
* After they return home a trip to [[England]] is decided as [[Mabel Suffield|Mabel]] dislikes the hot climate and the [[Bloemfontein]] lifestyle, even though [[Arthur Tolkien|Arthur]] is happy with it.


==Christmas==
==Christmas==
* "My first Christmas memory is of blazing sun, drawn curtains and a drooping eucalyptus" ([[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]], letter to [[W.H. Auden]], 7 June 1955, Letters, pg. 213)
* "My first Christmas memory is of blazing sun, drawn curtains and a drooping eucalyptus" ([[Letter 163]])


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Revision as of 23:37, 8 June 2011

Tolkien-related events that took place in 1894.

February

October

November

  • Mabel, Hilary, and Ronald take a train to the coast near Cape Town so Ronald can be in the cooler air.
  • After they return home a trip to England is decided as Mabel dislikes the hot climate and the Bloemfontein lifestyle, even though Arthur is happy with it.

Christmas

  • "My first Christmas memory is of blazing sun, drawn curtains and a drooping eucalyptus" (Letter 163)
Years
1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897