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==January== | |||
* '''[[22 January|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 143]]. | |||
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Liège University 29 January 1954|letter to the Rector of the University of Liège]]. | |||
==April== | |||
* '''[[14 April|14]]''' - Comics writer [[Charles Dixon]] is born. | |||
* '''[[25 April|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 144]]. | |||
* '''[[30 April|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Stanley Unwin 30 April 1954|a letter to Stanley Unwin]]. | |||
* '''[[30 April|30]]''' - Programmer [[Don Woods]] is born. | |||
==May== | |||
* '''[[13 May|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 145]]. | |||
* '''[[17 May|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Henry Willink 17 May 1954|a letter to Henry Willink]]. | |||
==June== | |||
* '''[[4 June|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 146]]. | |||
* '''[[15 June|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 147]]. | |||
==July== | ==July== | ||
* '''29''' - [[The Fellowship of the Ring]] is published. | * '''[[20 July|20]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives a D. Litt. from the University of Dublin. | ||
* '''[[29 July|29]]''' - ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' is published. | |||
==August== | |||
* '''[[7 August|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 148]]. | |||
==September== | |||
* '''[[9 September|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 149]]. | |||
* '''[[9 September|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Liège University 9 September 1954|letter to the Rector of the University of Liège]]. | |||
* '''[[18 September|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes letters [[letter 150|150]] and [[letter 151|151]]. | |||
* '''[[22 September|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 152]]. | |||
* '''[[25 September|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 154]]. | |||
==October== | |||
* '''[[2 October|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Liège. | |||
* '''[[18 October|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Liège University 18 October 1954|letter to the Rector of the University of Liège]]. | |||
* '''[[31 October|31]]''' – "[[The Hero Is a Hobbit]]", a review by [[W.H. Auden]] of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is published. | |||
==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''7''' - [[Guy Gavriel Kay]], who would assist [[Christopher Tolkien]] with the writing of | * '''[[4 November|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 156]]. | ||
* '''11''' - [[The Two Towers]] is published. | * '''[[6 November|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Robert Burchfield 6 November 1954|a letter to R.W. Burchfield]]. | ||
* '''[[7 November|7]]''' - [[Guy Gavriel Kay]], who would assist [[Christopher Tolkien]] with the writing of ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', is born. | |||
* '''[[11 November|11]]''' - ''[[The Two Towers]]'' is published. | |||
* '''[[17 November|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Rayner Heppenstall 17 November 1954|letter to Rayner Heppenstall]]. | |||
* '''[[22 November|22]]''' - Rayner Heppenstall writes [[Rayner Heppenstall 1-2 December 1954|a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien]]. | |||
* '''[[27 November|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 157]]. | |||
==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''14''' - [[James Horan]], who would voice several character in [[ | * '''[[1 December|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] starts writing [[Rayner Heppenstall 1-2 December 1954|a letter to Rayner Heppenstall]]. | ||
* '''[[2 December|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 158]]. | |||
* '''[[2 December|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] finishes writing [[Rayner Heppenstall 1-2 December 1954|a letter to Rayner Heppenstall]]. | |||
* '''[[3 December|3]]''' - The [[BBC|BBC Third Programme]] broadcasts the radio play of ''[[The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's Son (radio play)|The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth]]''. | |||
* '''[[13 December|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Rayner Heppenstall 13 December 1954|a letter to Rayner Heppenstall]]. | |||
* '''[[14 December|14]]''' - [[James Horan]], who would voice several character in video games, is born. | |||
* '''[[25 December|25]]''' - Singer [[Annie Lennox]] is born. | |||
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Revision as of 23:46, 6 November 2013
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1954.
January
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 143.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to the Rector of the University of Liège.
April
- 14 - Comics writer Charles Dixon is born.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 144.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Stanley Unwin.
- 30 - Programmer Don Woods is born.
May
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 145.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Henry Willink.
June
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 146.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 147.
July
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives a D. Litt. from the University of Dublin.
- 29 - The Fellowship of the Ring is published.
August
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 148.
September
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 149.
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to the Rector of the University of Liège.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letters 150 and 151.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 152.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 154.
October
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Liège.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to the Rector of the University of Liège.
- 31 – "The Hero Is a Hobbit", a review by W.H. Auden of The Fellowship of the Ring, is published.
November
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 156.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to R.W. Burchfield.
- 7 - Guy Gavriel Kay, who would assist Christopher Tolkien with the writing of The Silmarillion, is born.
- 11 - The Two Towers is published.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Rayner Heppenstall.
- 22 - Rayner Heppenstall writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 157.
December
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing a letter to Rayner Heppenstall.
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 158.
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien finishes writing a letter to Rayner Heppenstall.
- 3 - The BBC Third Programme broadcasts the radio play of The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Rayner Heppenstall.
- 14 - James Horan, who would voice several character in video games, is born.
- 25 - Singer Annie Lennox is born.
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