1964
Preceded by
1965
Year
1966
Followed by
January
- 2 - The thirteenth episode of the Princess-serialization of The Hobbit is published.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives a fan letter from Iris Murdoch.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to his grandson Michael George, published as Letter 266.
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing Letter 267.
- 9 - The fourteenth episode of the Princess-serialization of The Hobbit is published.
- 15 - Actor James Nesbitt is born.
- 16 - The fifteenth and last episode of the Princess-serialization of The Hobbit is published.
- 17 - Joan O. Falconer writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 268.
- 20 - The 1965 BBC Interview with J.R.R. Tolkien is made.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Joan O. Falconer.
February
- ? - The Tolkien Society of America is founded.
March
- 15 - Robyn Malcolm, who would play Morwen in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, is born.
- ? - Tree and Leaf is published in the US.
April
- 28 - Actor Steven Jay Blum is born.
May
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 269.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 270.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 271.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes to an unknown reader.
- ? - Ace Books publishes an unauthorized paperback edition of The Fellowship of the Ring in the United States.
July
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 272.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 273.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 274.
- ? - Ace Books publishes an unauthorized paperback edition of The Two Towers in the United States.
- ? - Ace Books publishes an unauthorized paperback edition of The Return of the King in the United States.
- 31 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 274a.
August
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to The Librarian at Marquette
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 275.
- 6 - Carl F. Hostetter, renowned Tolkien linguist, is born.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 275a.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Paula Coston
- ? - Tolkien notes the best solution to the problem of Gil-galad's parentage is to shift him into the son of Orodreth.
- Between July and September, Tolkien makes revisions and corrections to The Lord of the Rings and sends them to Houghton Mifflin for a revised edition.
September
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letters 276 and 277.
- 16 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to his grandson Michael George Tolkien.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 277a.
- 21 - David Wenham, who played Faramir in The Lord of the Rings (film series), is born.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Sterling E. Lanier.
October
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Agatha Carew Hunt.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 278.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to his grandson Michael George, published as Letter 279.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to J.L.N. O'Loughlin.
- ? - The poems "Once upon a Time" and "The Dragon's Visit" by J.R.R. Tolkien are published in Winter's Tales for Children 1.
- ? - Ballantine Books publishes an authorized paperback edition of The Lord of the Rings incorporating Tolkien's recent revisions.
November
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 280.
December
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to G.S. Rigby Jr..
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to William McCullam.
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Jane Dixon.
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Miss Jaworski.
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Christine Jones.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 281.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 282.
- 27 - W.H. Auden talks at a meeting of the New York Tolkien Society.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 282a.
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