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==January==
==January==
* '''[[4 January|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Ken Jackson 4 January 1968|a letter to Ken Jackson]].
* '''[[4 January|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Ken Jackson (4 January 1968)|a letter to Ken Jackson]].
* '''[[8 January|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] reads over ''[[The New Shadow]]'' and most likely starts typing a final typescript.
* '''[[8 January|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] reads over ''[[The New Shadow]]'' and most likely starts typing a final typescript.
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Ken Jackson 29 January 1968|a letter to Ken Jackson]].  
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Ken Jackson (29 January 1968)|a letter to Ken Jackson]].  
==February==
==February==
* '''[[5 February|5]]-[[9 February|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is filmed for the documentary ''[[Tolkien in Oxford]]''.
* '''[[5 February|5]]-[[9 February|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is filmed for the documentary ''[[Tolkien in Oxford]]''.
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* '''[[2 May|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 302]].
* '''[[2 May|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 302]].
* '''[[6 May|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 303]].
* '''[[6 May|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 303]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Mary Fairburn May 1968|a letter to Mary Fairburn]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (May 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]].
* '''?''' - Author [[Michael D.C. Drout]] is born.
* '''?''' - Author [[Michael D.C. Drout]] is born.
* '''?''' - ''[[The Tolkien Relation]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[The Tolkien Relation]]'' is published.
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* '''[[24 July|24]]''' - Artist [[Colleen Doran]] is born.
* '''[[24 July|24]]''' - Artist [[Colleen Doran]] is born.
==August==
==August==
* '''[[2 August|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Robert Havard 2 August 1968|a letter to Robert Havard]].
* '''[[2 August|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Robert Havard|a letter to Robert Havard]].
* '''[[28 August|28]]''' - [[Billy Boyd]], who would play [[Peregrin Took]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], is born.
* '''[[28 August|28]]''' - [[Billy Boyd]], who would play [[Peregrin Took]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], is born.
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Ingrid Pridgeon August 1968|a letter to Ingrid Pridgeon]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Ingrid Pridgeon|a letter to Ingrid Pridgeon]].
==September==
==September==
* '''[[4 September|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Mary Fairburn 4 September 1968|a letter to Mary Fairburn]].
* '''[[4 September|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (4 September 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]].
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Billy Callahan 29 September 1968|letter to Billy Callahan]].
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Billy Callahan|letter to Billy Callahan]].
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - ''[[An Unexpected Party (episode)|An Unexpected Party]]'', the first episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - ''[[An Unexpected Party (episode)|An Unexpected Party]]'', the first episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
==October==
==October==
* '''[[6 October|6]]''' - ''[[Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire (episode)|Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire]]'', the second episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[6 October|6]]''' - ''[[Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire (episode)|Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire]]'', the second episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[9 October|9]]''' - Video game writer [[František Fuka]] is born.
* '''[[9 October|9]]''' - Video game writer [[František Fuka]] is born.
* '''[[10 October|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Mary Fairburn 10 October 1968|a letter to Mary Fairburn]].
* '''[[10 October|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (10 October 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]].
* '''[[13 October|13]]''' - ''[[Riddles in the Dark (episode)|Riddles in the Dark]]'', the third episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[13 October|13]]''' - ''[[Riddles in the Dark (episode)|Riddles in the Dark]]'', the third episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. [[Stanley Unwin]] dies.
* '''[[16 October|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Niall Hoskin 16 October 1968|a letter to Niall Hoskin]].
* '''[[16 October|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Niall Hoskin|a letter to Niall Hoskin]].
* '''[[20 October|20]]''' - ''[[Strange Lodgings]]'', the fourth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[20 October|20]]''' - ''[[Strange Lodgings]]'', the fourth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[27 October|27]]''' - ''[[Barrels out of Bond (episode)|Barrels out of Bond]]'', the fifth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[27 October|27]]''' - ''[[Barrels out of Bond (episode)|Barrels out of Bond]]'', the fifth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
==November==
==November==
* '''[[3 November|3]]''' - ''[[A Warm Welcome (episode)|A Warm Welcome]]'', the sixth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[3 November|3]]''' - ''[[A Warm Welcome (episode)|A Warm Welcome]]'', the sixth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[4 November|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Mary Fairburn 4 November 1968|a letter to Mary Fairburn]].
* '''[[4 November|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (4 November 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]].
* '''[[10 November|10]]''' - ''[[The Gathering of the Clouds (episode)|The Gathering of the Clouds]]'', the seventh episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[10 November|10]]''' - ''[[The Gathering of the Clouds (episode)|The Gathering of the Clouds]]'', the seventh episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[14 November|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 307]].
* '''[[14 November|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 307]].

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