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*'''[[1914]]''' - [[Allen and Unwin|George & | *'''[[1914]]''' - [[Allen and Unwin|George Allen & Unwin]]'s offices are opened in London by [[Stanley Unwin]]. | ||
* '''[[1941]]''' - Voice actor [[Martin Jarvis]] is born. | * '''[[1941]]''' - Voice actor [[Martin Jarvis]] is born. | ||
* '''[[1953]]''' – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is angry over the fact that an editor at [[Allen and Unwin]] has corrected ''dwarves'' to ''dwarfs'', ''elvish'' to ''elfish'', ''further'' to ''farther'', and worst of all, ''elven'' to ''elfin''. | * '''[[1953]]''' – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is angry over the fact that an editor at [[Allen and Unwin]] has corrected ''dwarves'' to ''dwarfs'', ''elvish'' to ''elfish'', ''further'' to ''farther'', and worst of all, ''elven'' to ''elfin''. | ||
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* '''[[1965]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 275]]. | * '''[[1965]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 275]]. | ||
* '''[[1973]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 353]]. | * '''[[1973]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 353]]. | ||
* '''[[1990]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[1990]]''' - [[Mythcon 21]] at [[wikipedia:California State University|California State University]] in [[wikipedia:Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]. | ||
* '''[[1995]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[1995]]''' - [[Mythcon 26]] in [[wikipedia:Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[wikipedia:California|California]]. | ||
* '''[[2001]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[2001]]''' - [[Mythcon 32]] in [[wikipedia:Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[wikipedia:California|California]]. | ||
* '''[[2003]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy|The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All]]'' is published. | * '''[[2003]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy|The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All]]'' is published. | ||
* '''[[2005]]''' - [http://omentielva.com/ Omentielva Minya] - 1st International Conference on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s Invented Languages in [[wikipedia:Stockholm|Stockholm]], [[wikipedia:Sweden|Sweden]]. | * '''[[2005]]''' - [http://omentielva.com/ Omentielva Minya] - 1st International Conference on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s Invented Languages in [[wikipedia:Stockholm|Stockholm]], [[wikipedia:Sweden|Sweden]]. | ||
* '''[[2006]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[2006]]''' - [[Mythcon 37]] at [[wikipedia:University of Oklahoma|University of Oklahoma]], [[wikipedia:Norman, Oklahoma|Norman]]. | ||
* '''[[2007]]''' - Author [[Timothy J. Wheeler]] dies. | * '''[[2007]]''' - Author [[Timothy J. Wheeler]] dies. | ||
* '''[[2007]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[2007]]''' - [[Mythcon 38]] in [[wikipedia:Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[wikipedia:California|California]]. | ||
==In Arda== | ==In Arda== |
Revision as of 19:22, 10 August 2014
Events that occurred on 4 August
On Earth
- 1914 - George Allen & Unwin's offices are opened in London by Stanley Unwin.
- 1941 - Voice actor Martin Jarvis is born.
- 1953 – J.R.R. Tolkien is angry over the fact that an editor at Allen and Unwin has corrected dwarves to dwarfs, elvish to elfish, further to farther, and worst of all, elven to elfin.
- 1953 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 138.
- 1965 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 275.
- 1973 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 353.
- 1990 - Mythcon 21 at California State University in Long Beach.
- 1995 - Mythcon 26 in Berkeley, California.
- 2001 - Mythcon 32 in Berkeley, California.
- 2003 - The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All is published.
- 2005 - Omentielva Minya - 1st International Conference on Tolkien's Invented Languages in Stockholm, Sweden.
- 2006 - Mythcon 37 at University of Oklahoma, Norman.
- 2007 - Author Timothy J. Wheeler dies.
- 2007 - Mythcon 38 in Berkeley, California.