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* '''[[1913]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is elected president of Stapledon Society, a student body at [[wikipedia:Exeter College, Oxford|Exeter College]]. | * '''[[1913]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is elected president of Stapledon Society, a student body at [[wikipedia:Exeter College, Oxford|Exeter College]]. | ||
* '''[[1914]]''' - Tolkien's close friend at [[Oxford University|Oxford]], [[Geoffrey Bache Smith]], enters service with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. | * '''[[1914]]''' - Tolkien's close friend at [[Oxford University|Oxford]], [[Geoffrey Bache Smith]], enters service with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. | ||
* '''[[1954]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] starts writing [[Rayner Heppenstall 1-2 December 1954|a letter to Rayner Heppenstall]]. | * '''[[1954]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] starts writing [[Letter to Rayner Heppenstall (1-2 December 1954)|a letter to Rayner Heppenstall]]. | ||
* '''[[1973]]''' - Actor [[Duncan McIntyre]] dies. | * '''[[1973]]''' - Actor [[Duncan McIntyre]] dies. | ||
* '''[[1975]]''' - ''[[An Extrapolation on The Silmarillion]]'' is published. | * '''[[1975]]''' - ''[[An Extrapolation on The Silmarillion]]'' is published. |
Revision as of 21:38, 28 May 2014
Events that occurred on 1 December.
On Earth
- 1897 - Actor Cyril Ritchard is born.
- 1913 - J.R.R. Tolkien is elected president of Stapledon Society, a student body at Exeter College.
- 1914 - Tolkien's close friend at Oxford, Geoffrey Bache Smith, enters service with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
- 1954 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing a letter to Rayner Heppenstall.
- 1973 - Actor Duncan McIntyre dies.
- 1975 - An Extrapolation on The Silmarillion is published.
- 1976 - Actor Dean O'Gorman is born.
- 1986 - Evocation of Virgil in Tolkien's Art is published.
- 1995 - J.R.R. Tolkien (Writers and Their Work) is published.
- 2003 - Gollum: How We Made Movie Magic is published.
- 2003 - Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon is published.
- 2003 – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King premières in Wellington, New Zealand.
- 2007 - Chesterton and Tolkien as Theologians is published.
- 2009 - The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood is released in North America.
- 2009 - Born of Hope is released online.
- 2010 - Middle-earth and Beyond: Essays on the World of J.R.R. Tolkien is published.