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==January== | |||
* '''[[10 January|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Michael George Tolkien 10 January 1958|a letter to his grandson Michael George Tolkien]]. | |||
==February== | |||
* '''[[21 February|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 205]]. | |||
==March== | ==March== | ||
''' | * '''[[28 March|28]]''' - Actor [[Stephen Ure]] is born. | ||
* '''[[28 March|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is invited by the Dutch publisher ''Het Spectrum'' to attend a "Hobbit Dinner" in Rotterdam. Tolkien is especially delighted by the "[[Mushrooms|maggot]] soup" and the three barrels of tobacco he receives. Author [[wikipedia:Hella Haasse|Hella Haasse]] gives a speech. | |||
==April== | |||
* '''[[3 April|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], signing as "[[Gandalf]]", sends [[Unknown Dutchman 3 April 1958|a letter to a Dutchman]]. | |||
* '''[[8 April|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes letters [[letter 206|206]] and [[letter 207|207]]. | |||
* '''[[10 April|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 208]]. | |||
* '''[[12 April|12]]''' - [[Tony Oliver]], who would voice [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]]'', is born. | |||
==May== | |||
* '''[[4 May|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 209]]. | |||
* '''[[5 May|5]]''' - Author [[James Branch Cabell]] dies. | |||
==June== | |||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 210]]. | |||
==October== | |||
* '''[[14 October|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 211]]. | |||
* '''[[20 October|20]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Misses E. Jones and J. Taylor 20 October 1958|a letter to Misses E. Jones and J. Taylor]]. | |||
* '''[[20 October|20]]''' - [[Viggo Mortensen]], who would play [[Aragorn]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], is born. | |||
* '''[[25 October|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 213]]. | |||
* '''[[26 October|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[L.M. Cutts 26 October 1958|a letter to L.M. Cutts]]. | |||
==November== | |||
* '''[[30 November|30]]''' - Actor [[Gareth Jones]] dies. | |||
==?== | ==?== | ||
'''?''' - [[Taum Santoski]], Tolkien linguist, is born. | * '''?''' - [[Taum Santoski]], Tolkien linguist, is born. | ||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Przemyslaw Mroczkowski 1958|two letters to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]. | |||
* '''?''' - ''[[The Old English Apollonius of Tyre]]'', containing a prefatory note by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is published. | |||
* '''?''' - [[John D. Rateliff]], editor and author, is born. | |||
{{Years|1955|1956|1957|1958|1959|1960|1961|}} | {{Years|1955|1956|1957|1958|1959|1960|1961|}} | ||
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Revision as of 14:58, 24 March 2014
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1958.
January
February
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 205.
March
- 28 - Actor Stephen Ure is born.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien is invited by the Dutch publisher Het Spectrum to attend a "Hobbit Dinner" in Rotterdam. Tolkien is especially delighted by the "maggot soup" and the three barrels of tobacco he receives. Author Hella Haasse gives a speech.
April
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien, signing as "Gandalf", sends a letter to a Dutchman.
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letters 206 and 207.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 208.
- 12 - Tony Oliver, who would voice Merry in The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring, is born.
May
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 209.
- 5 - Author James Branch Cabell dies.
June
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 210.
October
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 211.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Misses E. Jones and J. Taylor.
- 20 - Viggo Mortensen, who would play Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings (film series), is born.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 213.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to L.M. Cutts.
November
- 30 - Actor Gareth Jones dies.
?
- ? - Taum Santoski, Tolkien linguist, is born.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes two letters to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski.
- ? - The Old English Apollonius of Tyre, containing a prefatory note by J.R.R. Tolkien, is published.
- ? - John D. Rateliff, editor and author, is born.
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