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* '''[[1956]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 191]]. | * '''[[1956]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 191]]. | ||
* '''[[1973]]''' - [[wikipedia:John Giffard, 3rd Earl of Halsbury|Lord Halsbury]] visits [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. | * '''[[1973]]''' - [[wikipedia:John Giffard, 3rd Earl of Halsbury|Lord Halsbury]] visits [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. | ||
* '''[[1980]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[1980]]''' - [[Mythcon 11]] at [[wikipedia:University of Nevada, Reno|University of Nevada]], [[wikipedia:Reno, Nevada|Reno]]. | ||
* '''[[1981]]''' - The twenty-first episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 radio series]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]]. | * '''[[1981]]''' - The twenty-first episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 radio series]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]]. | ||
* '''[[1985]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[1985]]''' - [[Mythcon 16]] in [[wikipedia:Wheaton, Illinois|Wheaton]], [[wikipedia:Illinois|Illinois]]. | ||
* '''[[1987]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[1987]]''' - [[Mythcon 18]] at [[Marquette University]], [[wikipedia:Milwaukee|Milwaukee]]. | ||
* '''[[1991]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[1991]]''' - [[Mythcon 22]] in [[wikipedia:San Diego|San Diego]], [[wikipedia:California|California]]. | ||
* '''[[1996]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[1996]]''' - [[Mythcon 27]] at [[wikipedia:University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]] in [[wikipedia:Boulder, Colorado|Boulder, Colorado]]. | ||
* '''[[2002]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[2002]]''' - [[Mythcon 33]] at [[wikipedia:Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]], [[wikipedia:Colorado|Colorado]]. | ||
* '''[[2003]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[2003]]''' - [[Mythcon 34]] in [[wikipedia:Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], [[wikipedia:Tennessee|Tennessee]]. | ||
* '''[[2009]]''' - [[Tolkien Thing]] 2009 in [[wikipedia:Rieneck|Rieneck]], [[wikipedia:Germany|Germany]]. | * '''[[2009]]''' - [[Tolkien Thing]] 2009 in [[wikipedia:Rieneck|Rieneck]], [[wikipedia:Germany|Germany]]. | ||
* '''[[2012]]''' - ''[[The Saga of Hrolf Kraki]]'', translated by [[Stella M. Mills]], is published in a new edition, with a Foreword by [[Priscilla Tolkien]]. | * '''[[2012]]''' - ''[[The Saga of Hrolf Kraki]]'', translated by [[Stella M. Mills]], is published in a new edition, with a Foreword by [[Priscilla Tolkien]]. | ||
* '''[[2014]]''' - [[Laocoon]], | * '''[[2014]]''' - [[Laocoon]], one of Tolkien's favourite trees, lost two limbs. Subsequently, the Oxford Botanic Garden decided that the tree must be felled for safety reasons. | ||
==In Arda== | ==In Arda== |
Revision as of 20:32, 2 October 2015
Events that occurred on 26 July
On Earth
- 1956 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 191.
- 1973 - Lord Halsbury visits J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 1980 - Mythcon 11 at University of Nevada, Reno.
- 1981 - The twenty-first episode of the 1981 radio series of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 1985 - Mythcon 16 in Wheaton, Illinois.
- 1987 - Mythcon 18 at Marquette University, Milwaukee.
- 1991 - Mythcon 22 in San Diego, California.
- 1996 - Mythcon 27 at University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.
- 2002 - Mythcon 33 at Boulder, Colorado.
- 2003 - Mythcon 34 in Nashville, Tennessee.
- 2009 - Tolkien Thing 2009 in Rieneck, Germany.
- 2012 - The Saga of Hrolf Kraki, translated by Stella M. Mills, is published in a new edition, with a Foreword by Priscilla Tolkien.
- 2014 - Laocoon, one of Tolkien's favourite trees, lost two limbs. Subsequently, the Oxford Botanic Garden decided that the tree must be felled for safety reasons.