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* '''[[1966]]''' - Finding himself short of a speech subject, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] reads ''[[Smith of Wootton Major]]'' to a room of about 800 people. | * '''[[1966]]''' - Finding himself short of a speech subject, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] reads ''[[Smith of Wootton Major]]'' to a room of about 800 people. | ||
* '''[[1994]]''' - ''[[Tyalie Tyelellieva]]'' issue 2 is published. | * '''[[1994]]''' - ''[[Tyalie Tyelellieva]]'' issue 2 is published. | ||
* '''[[2005]]''' - Scholar [[Angus McIntosh]], pupil and friend of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], dies. | |||
==In Arda== | ==In Arda== | ||
Revision as of 20:47, 8 July 2010
Events which occurred on 26 October.
On Earth
- 1916 - While in reserve, J.R.R. Tolkien's battalion is inspected by Sir Doulgas Haig, the British commander at the Battle of the Somme.
- 1945 - Jane Chance is born.
- 1958 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to L.M. Cutts.
- 1966 - Finding himself short of a speech subject, J.R.R. Tolkien reads Smith of Wootton Major to a room of about 800 people.
- 1994 - Tyalie Tyelellieva issue 2 is published.
- 2005 - Scholar Angus McIntosh, pupil and friend of J.R.R. Tolkien, dies.
In Arda
- T.A. 3018:
- Frodo and Samwise rest in Rivendell and prepare for their quest to destroy the One Ring.
