1894

Tolkien-related events that took place in 1894.

February

• 17 - Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien, younger brother to J.R.R. Tolkien, is born in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

October

• 18 - Geoffrey Bache Smith, childhood friend of Tolkien, is born.

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" (Tolkien, letter to W.H. Auden, 7 June 1955, Letters, pg. 213)

Years 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897