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* '''[[30 March|30]]''' – The documentary ''[[Tolkien in Oxford]]'' is aired on the [[BBC]].
* '''[[30 March|30]]''' – The documentary ''[[Tolkien in Oxford]]'' is aired on the [[BBC]].
* '''?''' - ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]'' is published.
==May==
==May==
* '''[[2 May|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 302]].
* '''[[2 May|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 302]].
* '''[[3 May|3]]''' - Author [[Michael D.C. Drout]] is born.
* '''[[6 May|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 303]].
* '''[[6 May|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 303]].
* '''[[24 May|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to George Burke Johnston|a letter to George Burke Johnston]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to 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.
* '''?''' - ''[[The Tolkien Relation]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[The Tolkien Relation]]'' is published.
==June==
==June==
* '''[[4 June|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 304]].
* '''[[4 June|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 304]].
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* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Billy Callahan|letter to Billy Callahan]].
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Billy Callahan|letter to Billy Callahan]].
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Margaret Carroux|letter to Margaret Carroux]].
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Margaret Carroux|letter to Margaret Carroux]].
* '''[[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'', 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'', 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 [[Letter to 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]]. [[Stanley Unwin]] dies.
* '''[[13 October|13]]''' - ''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 [[Letter to Niall Hoskin|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'', the fifth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[28 October|28]]''' - [[Stephen Hunter]], who would play [[Bombur]] in [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]], is born.


==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'', 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 [[Letter to 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'', 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]].
* '''[[17 November|17]]''' - ''[[The Clouds Burst (episode)|The Clouds Burst]]'', the eighth and last episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[17 November|17]]''' - ''The Clouds Burst'', the eighth and last episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].


==?==
==?==
* '''Late Summer''' - [[Tolkien Journal (Vol.3, No.3)|''Tolkien Journal'' (Vol.3, No.3)]] is published.
* '''Late Summer''' - [[Tolkien Journal (Vol.3, No.3)|''Tolkien Journal'' (Vol.3, No.3)]] is published.
* '''?''' - Tolkien subscribes to an appeal for the restoration of the [[Sarehole Mill]].
* '''?''' - After the death of his [[Stanley Unwin|father]], [[Rayner Unwin]] becomes chairman of [[Allen and Unwin]].
* '''?''' - After the death of his [[Stanley Unwin|father]], [[Rayner Unwin]] becomes chairman of [[Allen and Unwin]].
* '''?''' - [[The Tolkien Society of Sweden]], the first European [[Tolkien Societies|Tolkien society]], is founded.
* '''?''' - [[The Tolkien Society of Sweden]], the first European [[Tolkien Societies|Tolkien society]], is founded.

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