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* '''[[14 April|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 161]].
* '''[[14 April|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 161]].
* '''[[18 April|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 162]].
* '''[[18 April|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 162]].
* '''[[18 April|18]]''' - [[Grant Major]] is born.
==May==
==May==
* '''[[2 May|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Miss Turnbull (2 May 1955)|a letter to a Miss Turnbull]].
* '''[[2 May|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Miss Turnbull (2 May 1955)|a letter to a Miss Turnbull]].
* '''[[12 May|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Rayner Unwin 12 May 1955|a letter to Rayner Unwin]].
* '''[[12 May|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Rayner Unwin (12 May 1955)|a letter to Rayner Unwin]].
* '''[[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 [[Letter to 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.  
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* '''[[28 July|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mrs Dixey|a letter to Mrs Dixey]].
* '''[[28 July|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mrs Dixey|a letter to Mrs Dixey]].
* '''[[28 July|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Jennifer Brookes-Smith (28 July 1955)|a letter to Jennifer Brookes-Smith]].
* '''[[28 July|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Jennifer Brookes-Smith (28 July 1955)|a letter to Jennifer Brookes-Smith]].
* '''[[30 July|30]]''' - [[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.
==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.
 
* '''[[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]].
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==October==
==October==
* '''[[12 October|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 172]].
* '''[[12 October|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 172]].
* '''[[19 October|19]]''' - Actor [[Ken Stott]] is born.
* '''[[20 October|20]]''' - ''[[The Return of the King]]'' is published.
* '''[[20 October|20]]''' - ''[[The Return of the King]]'' is published.
* '''[[21 October|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] presents his paper [[English and Welsh]].
* '''[[21 October|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] presents his paper [[English and Welsh]].
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* '''[[14 December|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 179]].
* '''[[14 December|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 179]].
* '''[[16 December|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mr Capan|a letter to Mr Capan]].
* '''[[16 December|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mr Capan|a letter to Mr Capan]].
* '''[[21 December|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mrs Rachael Feichtmeir|a letter to Mrs Rachael Feichtmeir]].
==?==
==?==
* '''?''' - [[Grant Major]] is born.
* '''?''' - [[Pete Fenlon]] is born.
* '''?''' - [[Pete Fenlon]] is born.
* '''?''' - Actor [[Ken Stott]] is born.
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to David Masson (1955)|an 8-page draft letter to Mr David Masson]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to David Masson (1955)|an 8-page draft 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]].
* '''?''' - [[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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