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==January==
==January==
* '''[[1 January|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Mr Polet 1 January 1956|a letter to a fan]].
* '''[[1 January|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mr Polet|a letter to a fan]].
* '''[[5 January|5]]''' -  [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 179c]].
* '''[[5 January|5]]''' - The American edition of ''The Return of the King'' is published by the [[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|Houghton Mifflin Company]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. xxxv</ref>
* '''[[5 January|5]]''' - [[Letter to Doris Elizabeth Sykes (28 January 1956)|Doris Elizabeth Sykes]] sends illustrations to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].
* '''[[14 January|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 180]].
* '''[[14 January|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 180]].
* '''[[January 22|22]]''' - The ''New York Times Book Review'' publishes [[W.H. Auden]]'s review of ''[[The Return of the King]]'': "[[At the End of the Quest, Victory]]".
* '''[[14 January|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Peter Alford (14 January 1956)|a letter to Peter Alford]].
* '''[[22 January|22]]''' - The ''New York Times Book Review'' publishes [[W.H. Auden]]'s review of ''[[The Return of the King]]'': "[[At the End of the Quest, Victory]]".
* '''[[24 January|24]]''' - [[Ted Nasmith]], Canadian artist and illustrator is born.
* '''[[28 January|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Doris Elizabeth Sykes (28 January 1956)|a letter to Doris Elizabeth Sykes]].
* '''?''' - [[Diana Glyer]] is born.
* '''?''' - [[Diana Glyer]] is born.
==February==
==February==
* '''[[5 February|5]]''' - Dan Wickenden gives a positive review of [[The Return of the King]] in the ''New York Herald Tribune'' titled "Notable Allegorical Trilogy Comes to Triumphant End".
* '''[[5 February|5]]''' - Dan Wickenden gives a positive review of [[The Return of the King]] in the ''New York Herald Tribune'' titled "Notable Allegorical Trilogy Comes to Triumphant End".
* '''?Mid-February''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Peter Alford (February 1956)|a letter to Peter Alford]].
==March==
==March==
* '''[[2 March|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] examines [[Brian Miller]]'s thesis on the [[Middle English]] ''Dame Sirith''.
* '''[[2 March|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] examines [[Brian Miller]]'s thesis on the [[Middle English]] ''Dame Sirith''.
* '''[[7 March|7]]''' - William Galbraith writes [[Letter to William Galbraith|a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien]].
* '''[[8 March|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to William Galbraith|a letter to William Galbraith]].
* '''[[13 March|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives a letter from a Sam Gamgee – from Tooting.
* '''[[13 March|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives a letter from a Sam Gamgee – from Tooting.
* '''[[March 18|18]]''' - Tolkien writes a letter to a Mr Sam Gamgee ([[letter 184]]).
* '''[[18 March|18]]''' - Tolkien writes a letter to a Mr Sam Gamgee ([[letter 184]]).
* '''[[March 19|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 185]].
* '''[[19 March|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 185]].
* '''[[21 March|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to E. Rasdall|a letter to E. Rasdall]].
* '''[[28 March|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Patricia Kirke (28 March 1956)|a letter to Patricia Kirke]].
==April==
==April==
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes the draft of [[Letter 186]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes the draft of [[Letter 186]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes the draft of [[Letter 187]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes the draft of [[Letter 187]].
* '''[[3 April|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 188]].
* '''[[3 April|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 188]].
* '''[[3 April|3]]''' -  [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 188a]].
* '''[[8 April|8]]''' - [[Jim Piddock]], who would voice [[Bilbo Baggins]] and [[Elrond]] in [[Vivendi]]'s game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is born.
* '''[[8 April|8]]''' - [[Jim Piddock]], who would voice [[Bilbo Baggins]] and [[Elrond]] in [[Vivendi]]'s game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is born.
* '''[[April 11|11]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 189]].
* '''[[11 April|11]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 189]].
 
* '''[[12 April|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mr Earle|a letter to a Mr. Earle]].
* '''[[28 April|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Deirdre Levinson (28 April 1956)|a letter to Deirdre Levinson]].
==June==
==June==
* '''[[June 18|18]]''' - [[Dominic Guard]], who would voice [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)]]'', is born.
* '''[[18 June|18]]''' - [[Dominic Guard]], who would voice [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]], is born.
* '''[[June 19|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 198]].
* '''[[19 June|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 198]].
==July==
==July==
* '''Early?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Doris Elizabeth Sykes (July 1956)|a letter to Doris Elizabeth Sykes]].
* '''[[3 July|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 190]].
* '''[[3 July|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 190]].
* '''[[July 26|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 191]].
* '''[[14 July|14]]''' - Swedish author and illustrator, [[Inger Edelfeldt]], is born.
* '''[[July 27|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 192]].
* '''[[26 July|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 191]].
* '''[[27 July|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 192]].
==September==
==September==
*'''[[September 19|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Terence Tiller 19 September 1956|a letter to Terence Tiller]].
*'''[[19 September|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Terence Tiller|a letter to Terence Tiller]].
==November==
==November==
* '''[[2 November|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 193]].
* '''[[2 November|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 193]].
* '''[[5 November|5]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mr Britten (5 November 1956)|a letter to Mr Britten]].
* '''[[6 November|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 194]].
* '''[[6 November|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 194]].
* '''[[6 November|6]]''' -  [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 194a]].
* '''[[11 November|11]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mr Britten (11 November 1956)|a letter to Mr Britten]].
* '''[[22 November|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Miss Stanley-Smith (22 November 1956)|a letter to Miss Stanley-Smith]].
* '''[[24 November|24]]''' -  [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 194b]].
==December==
==December==
* '''[[December 15|15]]''' - Linguist [[Patrick H. Wynne]] is born.  
* '''[[8 December|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Anthony Roberts|a letter to Anthony Roberts]].
* '''[[14 December|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] makes a [[Oxford Mail 15 December 1956|a speech at the opening of the new Deddington Library]].
* '''[[15 December|15]]''' - Linguist [[Patrick H. Wynne]] is born.
* '''[[15 December|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 195]].
* '''[[15 December|15]]''' - The [[Oxford Mail 15 December 1956|''Oxford Mail'']] publishes an article about [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s speech at the opening of the new Deddington Library.
* '''[[16 December|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mr Britten (16 December 1956)|a letter to Mr Britten]].
* '''[[19 December|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Miss Stanley-Smith (19 December 1956)|a letter to Miss Stanley-Smith]].
* '''[[20 December|20]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Deirdre Levinson (20 December 1956)|a letter to Deirdre Levinson]].
* '''[[24 December|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Patricia Kirke (24 December 1956)|a letter to Patricia Kirke]].
*'''?''' - Tolkien visits [[Cambridge]] to view the ''Ancrene Wisse'' manuscript.
 
==?==
==?==
* '''?''' - [[Marquette University]] purchases [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] manuscripts for 1,500 pounds sterling.
* '''?early''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to G.E. Selby (1955/6)|a letter to G.E. Selby]].
* '''?''' - [[Inger Edelfeldt]], Swedish author and illustrator, is born.
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 182]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 182]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes the draft of [[letter 183]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes the draft of [[letter 183]].

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