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* '''[[14 February|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] dictates [[Arthur Tolkien 14 February 1896|a letter to his father]]. | |||
* '''[[14 February|14]]''' - [[E.V. Gordon]], a later colleague of Tolkien, is born. | * '''[[14 February|14]]''' - [[E.V. Gordon]], a later colleague of Tolkien, is born. | ||
* '''[[15 February|15]]''' - [[Arthur Tolkien]] dies in [[Bloemfontein]], as a result of a severe hemorrhage suffered the previous day. He had been sick for many months with rheumatic fever, and never made the trip to [[Birmingham]] to see his family. | * '''[[15 February|15]]''' - [[Arthur Tolkien]] dies in [[Bloemfontein]], as a result of a severe hemorrhage suffered the previous day. He had been sick for many months with rheumatic fever, and never made the trip to [[Birmingham]] to see his family. |
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Tolkien-related events that took place in 1896.
February
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien dictates a letter to his father.
- 14 - E.V. Gordon, a later colleague of Tolkien, is born.
- 15 - Arthur Tolkien dies in Bloemfontein, as a result of a severe hemorrhage suffered the previous day. He had been sick for many months with rheumatic fever, and never made the trip to Birmingham to see his family.
- ? - Mabel Tolkien and her family move from Birmingham to the hamlet of Sarehole.
August
- 1 - John Benjamin Tolkien, grandfather of J.R.R. Tolkien, dies.
October
- 3 - William Morris, artist and author who influenced J.R.R. Tolkien, dies.
?
- ? - James Dundas-Grant, Inkling, is born.
- ? - Hugo Dyson, Inkling, is born.
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