1896

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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.

April

• 7 April - Hugo Dyson, Inkling, is born.

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.

Years 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899