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* [[1944]] – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives a letter from 12 year old John Barrow from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westtown_Township%2C_Pennsylvania West town, Pa.]. The boy has already read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' eleven times, and his use of the term "Gee Whiz" delights Tolkien. | * '''[[1944]]''' – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives a letter from 12 year old John Barrow from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westtown_Township%2C_Pennsylvania West town, Pa.]. The boy has already read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' eleven times, and his use of the term "Gee Whiz" delights Tolkien. | ||
* '''[[1997]]''' - [[Don Messick]], who voiced [[Balin]] and the [[Gwaihir|Lord of the Eagles]] in [[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]], as well as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo_(character) Scooby-Doo], dies. | |||
==In Arda== | ==In Arda== | ||
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Revision as of 09:44, 9 May 2008
Events which occurred on 24 October.
On Earth
- 1944 – J.R.R. Tolkien receives a letter from 12 year old John Barrow from West town, Pa.. The boy has already read The Hobbit eleven times, and his use of the term "Gee Whiz" delights Tolkien.
- 1997 - Don Messick, who voiced Balin and the Lord of the Eagles in Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit, as well as Scooby-Doo, dies.
