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* '''[[2 May|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Miss Turnbull 2 May 1955|a letter to a Miss Turnbull]].
* '''[[2 May|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Miss Turnbull 2 May 1955|a letter to a Miss Turnbull]].
* '''[[19 May|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Miss Turnbull 19 May 1955|a letter to a Miss Turnbull]].
* '''[[19 May|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Miss Turnbull 19 May 1955|a letter to a Miss Turnbull]].
==June==
==June==
* '''[[5 June|5]]''' - Harvey Breit writes an article on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] in the ''New York Times Book Review''. Breit tells of  "Dr. [[Tolkein]]", and the article contains many more errors. Tolkien sends an angry letter to him.  
* '''[[5 June|5]]''' - Harvey Breit writes an article on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] in the ''New York Times Book Review''. Breit tells of  "Dr. [[Tolkein]]", and the article contains many more errors. Tolkien sends an angry letter to him.  
* '''[[June 7|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 163]].
* '''[[7 June|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 163]].
* '''[[June 29|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 164]].
* '''[[13 June|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Deirdre Levinson 13 June 1955|a letter to Deirdre Levinson]].
* '''[[June 30|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 165]].
* '''[[29 June|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 164]].
* '''[[29 June|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes the Preface to ''[[The Ancrene Riwle]]''.
* '''[[30 June|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 165]].
 
==July==
==July==
* '''[[July 22|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 166]].
* '''[[22 July|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 166]].
==August==
==August==
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and his daughter [[Priscilla Tolkien|Priscilla]] visit Italy, and he writes several entries in [[The Diaries of J.R.R. Tolkien|his diary]] concerning the trip.
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and his daughter [[Priscilla Tolkien|Priscilla]] visit Italy, and he writes several entries in [[The Diaries of J.R.R. Tolkien|his diary]] concerning the trip.
* '''[[11 August|11]]''' - During the holiday to Italy, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and his daughter [[Priscilla Tolkien|Priscilla]] visit a mass at [[wikipedia:Santa Chiara (Naples)|the church of Santa Chiara]].
* '''[[11 August|11]]''' - During the holiday to Italy, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and his daughter [[Priscilla Tolkien|Priscilla]] visit a mass at [[wikipedia:Santa Chiara (Naples)|the church of Santa Chiara]].
* '''[[15 August|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 167]].
* '''[[15 August|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 167]].
* '''[[August 22|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[John Roberts 22 August 1955|a letter to John Roberts]].
* '''[[22 August|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[John Roberts 22 August 1955|a letter to John Roberts]].


==September==
==September==
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* '''[[11 September|11]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 169]].
* '''[[11 September|11]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 169]].
* '''[[18 September|18]]''' - [[Bob Papenbrook]], who would voice [[Théoden]] and [[Gimli]] in the video game [[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]], is born.
* '''[[18 September|18]]''' - [[Bob Papenbrook]], who would voice [[Théoden]] and [[Gimli]] in the video game [[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]], is born.
* '''[[September 30|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 170]].
* '''[[30 September|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 170]].
==October==
==October==
* '''[[12 October|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 172]].
* '''[[12 October|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 172]].
* '''[[14 October|14]]''' - [[Gerard Murphy]], the narrator of [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|the 1981 radio series of ''The Lord of the Rings'']], is born.
* '''[[14 October|14]]''' - [[Gerard Murphy]], the narrator of [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|the 1981 radio series of ''The Lord of the Rings'']], is born.
* '''[[October 20|20]]''' - ''[[The Return of the King]]'' is published.
* '''[[20 October|20]]''' - ''[[The Return of the King]]'' is published.
* '''[[October 21|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] presents his paper [[English and Welsh]].
* '''[[21 October|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] presents his paper [[English and Welsh]].
* '''[[October 24|24]]''' - Tolkien writes [[letter 173]].
* '''[[24 October|24]]''' - Tolkien writes [[letter 173]].


==November==
==November==
* '''[[10 November|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 174]].
* '''[[10 November|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 174]].
* '''[[November 25|25]]''' - [[Bruce Hopkins]], who would play [[Gamling]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]]'', is born.
* '''[[25 November|25]]''' - [[Bruce Hopkins]], who would play [[Gamling]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]]'', is born.
* '''[[November 30|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 175]].
* '''[[30 November|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 175]].
* '''?''' - The first episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|first radio series of ''The Lord of the Rings]]'' is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]
* '''?''' - The first episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|first radio series of ''The Lord of the Rings]]'' is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]
* '''?''' - ''[[The Ancrene Riwle]]'' is published.
==December==
==December==
* '''[[3 December|3]]''' - Tolkien's poem ''[[Imram]]'' is published in ''Time and Tide''.
* '''[[3 December|3]]''' - Tolkien's poem ''[[Imram]]'' is published in ''Time and Tide''.
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* '''[[12 December|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 178]].
* '''[[12 December|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 178]].
* '''[[14 December|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 179]].
* '''[[14 December|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 179]].
==?==
==?==
* '''?''' - [[Grant Major]] is born.
* '''?''' - [[Grant Major]] is born.
* '''?''' - [[Pete Fenlon]] is born.
* '''?''' - [[Pete Fenlon]] is born.
* '''?''' - Actor [[Ken Stott]] is born.
* '''?''' - Actor [[Ken Stott]] is born.
 
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"#1950|a letter to Mr David Masson]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"#1950|a letter to August Closs]].
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