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* '''[[2 January|2]]''' - In honour of his 80th birthday the following day, [[The Sunday Times Magazine (2 January 1972)|''The Sunday Times Magazine'']] runs an interview of [[William Cater]] with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "The Lord of the Legends". | * '''[[2 January|2]]''' - In honour of his 80th birthday the following day, [[The Sunday Times Magazine (2 January 1972)|''The Sunday Times Magazine'']] runs an interview of [[William Cater]] with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "The Lord of the Legends". | ||
* '''[[3 January|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] celebrates his 80th birthday. | * '''[[3 January|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] celebrates his 80th birthday. | ||
* '''[[3 January|3]]''' - [[The Tolkien Society]] wishes J.R.R. Tolkien a happy 80th birthday in ''The Times.'' | |||
* '''[[3 January|3]]''' - [[The Tolkien Society]] sends Tolkien a jar of tobacco as a birthday present. | |||
* '''[[15 January|15]]''' - [[The Tolkien Society]] holds a general meeting and becomes formally constituted. | |||
* '''[[24 January|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 332]]. | * '''[[24 January|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 332]]. | ||
* '''[[30 January|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Michael George Tolkien 30 January 1972|a letter to his grandson Michael George Tolkien]]. | * '''[[30 January|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Michael George Tolkien 30 January 1972|a letter to his grandson Michael George Tolkien]]. | ||
* '''[[30 January|30]]''' - Actress [[Jennifer Hale]] is born. | * '''[[30 January|30]]''' - Actress [[Jennifer Hale]] is born. | ||
==February== | ==February== | ||
* '''[[6 February|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Vera Chapman and the Tolkien Society 6 February 1972|a letter to Vera Chapman and the Tolkien Society]]. | * '''[[6 February|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Vera Chapman and the Tolkien Society 6 February 1972|a letter to Vera Chapman and the Tolkien Society]]. | ||
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* '''[[28 March|28]]''' - At Buckingham Palace, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is appointed a [[wikipedia:Order of the British Empire|CBE]] by Queen Elizabeth II. | * '''[[28 March|28]]''' - At Buckingham Palace, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is appointed a [[wikipedia:Order of the British Empire|CBE]] by Queen Elizabeth II. | ||
* '''[[30 March|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 334]]. | * '''[[30 March|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 334]]. | ||
==April== | |||
* '''[[19 April|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Eva Heilborn 19 April 1972|a letter to Eva Heilborn]]. | |||
==May== | ==May== | ||
* '''[[18 May|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 335]]. | * '''[[18 May|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 335]]. | ||
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==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''[[6 June|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 338]]. | * '''[[6 June|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 338]]. | ||
* '''[[11 June|11]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Robert Burchfield 11 June 1972|a letter to Robert Burchfield]]. | |||
* '''[[27 June|27]]''' - [[Vera Chapman]] meets [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. He agrees to become [[The Tolkien Society]]'s Honorary President. | |||
* '''[[30 June|30]]''' - [[Mythcon III]] begins. | * '''[[30 June|30]]''' - [[Mythcon III]] begins. | ||
* '''[[30 June|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 339]]. | * '''[[30 June|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 339]]. | ||
==July== | ==July== | ||
* '''[[4 July|4]]''' - [[Mythcon III]] ends. | * '''[[4 July|4]]''' - [[Mythcon III]] ends. | ||
Revision as of 10:18, 30 June 2012
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1972.
January
- 2 - In honour of his 80th birthday the following day, The Sunday Times Magazine runs an interview of William Cater with J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Lord of the Legends".
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien celebrates his 80th birthday.
- 3 - The Tolkien Society wishes J.R.R. Tolkien a happy 80th birthday in The Times.
- 3 - The Tolkien Society sends Tolkien a jar of tobacco as a birthday present.
- 15 - The Tolkien Society holds a general meeting and becomes formally constituted.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 332.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to his grandson Michael George Tolkien.
- 30 - Actress Jennifer Hale is born.
February
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Vera Chapman and the Tolkien Society.
- 9 - Actor Crispin Freeman is born.
- 26 - Actor Keith Ferguson is born.
March
- 16 - Tolkien writes letter 333.
- 27 - Rayner Unwin organizes a party in celebration of J.R.R. Tolkien's CBE the following day.
- 28 - At Buckingham Palace, J.R.R. Tolkien is appointed a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 334.
April
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Eva Heilborn.
May
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 335.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 336.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 337.
June
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 338.
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Robert Burchfield.
- 27 - Vera Chapman meets J.R.R. Tolkien. He agrees to become The Tolkien Society's Honorary President.
- 30 - Mythcon III begins.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 339.
July
- 4 - Mythcon III ends.
- 4 - Letter 339 is published in the Daily Telegraph.
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 340.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a certificate of authenticity for the sale of his desk.
August
- 7 - Actor Karl Urban is born.
September
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 341.
October
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Rayner Unwin.
- 21 - Actor Felix Felton dies.
- ? - Master of Middle-earth: The Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien is published.
November
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien's desk is sold at Sotheby's.
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 342.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 343.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 344.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 345.
December
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 346.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 347.
?
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien returns to Oxford and rooms at Merton College.
- ? - Tolkien receives an honorary doctorate from Oxford University.
- ? - The Swedish Tolkien Society Forodrim is founded.
- ? - Scholar Anne C. Petty presents her Ph.D. thesis The Creative Mythology of J.R.R. Tolkien: A Study of the Mythic Impulse.
- ? - Scholar Stefan Ekman is born.
- ? - A Glossary of the Eldarin Tongues is published.
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