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* '''[[1914]]''' - Artist [[Tove Jansson]] is born. | |||
[[ | * '''[[1923]]''' - Voice actor [[John Stephenson]] is born. | ||
* '''[[1923]]''' - [[John Stephenson]] | * '''[[1932]]''' - Voice actor [[Denys Hawthorne]] is born. | ||
* '''[[1945]]''' – As [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki the bombs] are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] [[ | * '''[[1934]]''' - [http://www.tolkiensociety.org/blog/2015/07/1934-sketch-of-tolkien-discovered/ Tolkien's portrait] by artist F.A. Farrell is published in the Australian Catholic journal ''The Advocate''. | ||
* '''[[1973]]''' - The last | * '''[[1945]]''' – As [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki the bombs] are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] [[Letter 102|denounces these tactics as "utter folly"]]. | ||
* '''[[1981]]''' - The twenty-third episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio | * '''[[1973]]''' - The [[:Image:Jrrt 1972 tree.jpg|last known photograph]] of J.R.R. Tolkien is taken, in front of his favourite tree, the [[Pines#Inspiration|''Pinus Nigra'']] (named [[Laocoon]]), at the Botanic Garden in [[Oxford]]. | ||
* '''[[1981]]''' - The twenty-third 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]]''' - [[Mythcon 12]] at [[wikipedia:Mills College|Mills College]] in [[wikipedia:Oakland, California|Oakland]], [[wikipedia:California|California]]. | |||
* '''[[1986]]''' - [[Mythcon 17]] at [[wikipedia:California State University|California State University]] in [[wikipedia:Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]. | |||
* '''[[1997]]''' - [[Mythcon 28]] at [[wikipedia:Pepperdine University|Pepperdine University]] in [[wikipedia:Malibu, California|Malibu]], [[wikipedia:California|California]]. | |||
* '''[[2005]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings Symphony]]'' plays in Herodion, [[wikipedia:Greece|Greece]]. | |||
* '''[[2007]]''' - [http://omentielva.com/ Omentielva Tatya] - 2nd International Conference on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s Invented Languages in [[wikipedia:Antwerp|Antwerp]], [[wikipedia:Belgium|Belgium]]. | |||
* '''[[2009]]''' - [http://omentielva.com/ Omentielva Nelya] - 3rd International Conference on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s Invented Languages in [[wikipedia:Whitehaven|Whitehaven]], [[wikipedia:England|England]]. | |||
* '''[[2013]]''' - [[Omentielva|Omentielva Lempea]] - 5th International Conference on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s Invented Languages in Helsinki, Finland. | |||
* '''[[2014]]''' - [[Mythcon 45]] in [[wikipedia:Wheaton College (Massachusetts)|Wheaton College]], [[wikipedia:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]. | |||
* '''[[2015]]''' - [[Omentielva|Omentielva Enquea]] - Sixth International Conference on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s Invented Languages in [[Greisinger Museum]], Switzerland. | |||
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Revision as of 08:39, 23 July 2015
Events that occurred on 9 August
On Earth
- 1914 - Artist Tove Jansson is born.
- 1923 - Voice actor John Stephenson is born.
- 1932 - Voice actor Denys Hawthorne is born.
- 1934 - Tolkien's portrait by artist F.A. Farrell is published in the Australian Catholic journal The Advocate.
- 1945 – As the bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Tolkien denounces these tactics as "utter folly".
- 1973 - The last known photograph of J.R.R. Tolkien is taken, in front of his favourite tree, the Pinus Nigra (named Laocoon), at the Botanic Garden in Oxford.
- 1981 - The twenty-third episode of the 1981 radio series of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 1981 - Mythcon 12 at Mills College in Oakland, California.
- 1986 - Mythcon 17 at California State University in Long Beach.
- 1997 - Mythcon 28 at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.
- 2005 - The Lord of the Rings Symphony plays in Herodion, Greece.
- 2007 - Omentielva Tatya - 2nd International Conference on Tolkien's Invented Languages in Antwerp, Belgium.
- 2009 - Omentielva Nelya - 3rd International Conference on Tolkien's Invented Languages in Whitehaven, England.
- 2013 - Omentielva Lempea - 5th International Conference on Tolkien's Invented Languages in Helsinki, Finland.
- 2014 - Mythcon 45 in Wheaton College, Massachusetts.
- 2015 - Omentielva Enquea - Sixth International Conference on Tolkien's Invented Languages in Greisinger Museum, Switzerland.