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* '''[[5 February|5]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 11]].
* '''[[5 February|5]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 11]].
* '''[[18 February|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s poem "[[The Mewlips|Knocking at the Door]]" is published in ''The Oxford Magazine''.
* '''[[18 February|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s poem "[[The Mewlips|Knocking at the Door]]" is published in ''The Oxford Magazine''.
==March==
==March==
* '''[[4 March|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s poem "[[Iúmonna Gold Galdre Bewunden]]" is republished in the ''Oxford Magazine''.
* '''[[4 March|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s poem "[[Iúmonna Gold Galdre Bewunden]]" is republished in the ''Oxford Magazine''.
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* '''[[13 April|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 12]].
* '''[[13 April|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 12]].
* '''[[20 April|20]]''' - [[George Takei]], who travelled the world as narrator of [[Johan de Meij]]'s ''[[Symphony No. 1, "The Lord of the Rings"]]'', is born.
* '''[[20 April|20]]''' - [[George Takei]], who travelled the world as narrator of [[Johan de Meij]]'s ''[[Symphony No. 1, "The Lord of the Rings"]]'', is born.
==May==
==May==
* '''[[13 May|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 13]].
* '''[[13 May|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 13]].
* '''[[28 May|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 14]].
* '''[[28 May|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 14]].
==June==
==June==
* '''[[25 June|25]]''' - Author [[Timothy J. Wheeler]] is born.
* '''[[25 June|25]]''' - Author [[Timothy J. Wheeler]] is born.
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==September==
==September==
* '''[[7 September|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[George Allen and Unwin 7 September 1937|a letter to George Allen & Unwin]] concerning the promotion of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and mentioning his friend [[Wilfred Rowland Childe]].
* '''[[7 September|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[George Allen and Unwin 7 September 1937|a letter to George Allen & Unwin]] concerning the promotion of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and mentioning his friend [[Wilfred Rowland Childe]].
* '''[[21 September|21]]''' - ''[[The Hobbit]]'' is published.
* '''[[21 September|21]]''' - '''''[[The Hobbit]]'' is published.'''
* '''[[21 September|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Simonne d'Ardenne 21 September 1937|a letter to Simonne d'Ardenne]].
* '''[[22 September|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Jane Neave 22 September 1937|a letter to Jane Neave]].
* '''[[22 September|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Jane Neave 22 September 1937|a letter to Jane Neave]].
* '''[[28 September|28]]''' - [[Donald Gee]], who would voice [[Radagast]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 radio series]], is born.
* '''[[28 September|28]]''' - [[Donald Gee]], who would voice [[Radagast]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 radio series]], is born.
==October==
==October==
* '''[[2 October|2]]''' - [[C.S. Lewis]] publishes [[A World for Children|a review]] of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' in ''The Times Literary Supplement''.
* '''[[2 October|2]]''' - [[C.S. Lewis]] publishes [[A World for Children|a review]] of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' in ''The Times Literary Supplement''.
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* '''[[15 October|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 17]].
* '''[[15 October|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 17]].
* '''[[23 October|23]]''' -  [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 18]].
* '''[[23 October|23]]''' -  [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 18]].
==December==
==December==
* '''[[16 December|16]]-[[19 December|19]]''' - Tolkien starts writing the first chapter of the "New Hobbit", which will later become ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* '''[[16 December|16]]-[[19 December|19]]''' - Tolkien starts writing the first chapter of the "New Hobbit", which will later become ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
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* '''[[19 December|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 20]].
* '''[[19 December|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 20]].
* '''[[25 December|25]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a letter to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children.
* '''[[25 December|25]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a letter to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children.
==?==
==?==
* '''?''' - Tolkien submits ''[[The Father Christmas Letters]]'' and ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' for publication but they are rejected.
* '''?''' - Tolkien submits ''[[The Father Christmas Letters]]'' and ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' for publication but they are rejected.

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