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* '''[[1994]]''' - [[Inklings|Inkling]] [[John Wain]] dies. | * '''[[1994]]''' - [[Inklings|Inkling]] [[John Wain]] dies. | ||
* '''[[2004]]''' - ''[[Understanding The Lord of the Rings]]'' is published. | * '''[[2004]]''' - ''[[Understanding The Lord of the Rings]]'' is published. | ||
* '''[[2014]]''' - ''[[Beowulf Launch Party]] hosted by [[The Tolkien Society]] and [[Middle-earth Network]] with support from [[Tolkien Brasil]] and [[The Tolkienist]]. | |||
==In Arda== | ==In Arda== | ||
:''There are no known events for this day.''<noinclude>[[Category:Dates|145]]</noinclude> | :''There are no known events for this day.''<noinclude>[[Category:Dates|145]]</noinclude> | ||
Revision as of 17:16, 17 July 2014
Events that occurred on 24 May.
On Earth
- 1932 - R.W. Chambers sends J.R.R. Tolkien an inscribed copy of Beowulf: An Introduction to the Study of the Poem.
- 1973 - J.R.R. Tolkien is interviewed concerning the election to the Oxford Poetry chair.
- 1973 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 350.
- 1981 - The twelfth episode of the 1981 radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 1992 - The Tolkien Phenomenon ends in Turku, Finland.
- 1994 - Inkling John Wain dies.
- 2004 - Understanding The Lord of the Rings is published.
- 2014 - Beowulf Launch Party hosted by The Tolkien Society and Middle-earth Network with support from Tolkien Brasil and The Tolkienist.
In Arda
- There are no known events for this day.
