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* '''[[February 27|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] faces his third Medical Board, and again his leave is extended. | * '''[[February 27|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] faces his third Medical Board, and again his leave is extended. | ||
==April== | ==April== | ||
*'''[[April 15|15]]''' - [[Hans Conried]], who would voice [[Thorin Oakenshield]] in ''[[ | *'''[[April 15|15]]''' - [[Hans Conried]], who would voice [[Thorin Oakenshield]] in ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)]]'', is born. | ||
*'''[[April 18|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Wiseman]], the Great Twin Brethren, meet in Harrogate, and discuss the fate of the [[T.C.B.S.|Barrovians]] and the future of the Society. | *'''[[April 18|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Wiseman]], the Great Twin Brethren, meet in Harrogate, and discuss the fate of the [[T.C.B.S.|Barrovians]] and the future of the Society. | ||
*'''[[April 19|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], in revalidation, is assigned to the Humber Garrison, but is not fit enough. | *'''[[April 19|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], in revalidation, is assigned to the Humber Garrison, but is not fit enough. | ||
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==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''[[June 1|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is considered fit for service again, but he is not reassigned to the Lancashire Fusilliers. | * '''[[June 1|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is considered fit for service again, but he is not reassigned to the Lancashire Fusilliers. | ||
* '''[[June 18|18]]''' - [[Richard Boone]], who would voice [[Smaug]] in ''[[ | * '''[[June 18|18]]''' - [[Richard Boone]], who would voice [[Smaug]] in ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)]]'', is born. | ||
* '''[[June 29|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] succumbs to gastritis while at Brocton Camp. | * '''[[June 29|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] succumbs to gastritis while at Brocton Camp. | ||
Revision as of 00:00, 29 March 2011
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1917.
January
- 12 - Tolkien's leave of absence (to recover from his trench fever) ends, but he is far from recovered.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien faces a Medical Board in Birmingham, but he is not deemed fit to return to war.
February
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien faces his third Medical Board, and again his leave is extended.
April
- 15 - Hans Conried, who would voice Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit (1977 film), is born.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Wiseman, the Great Twin Brethren, meet in Harrogate, and discuss the fate of the Barrovians and the future of the Society.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien, in revalidation, is assigned to the Humber Garrison, but is not fit enough.
May
- 1 - Actress Pauline Letts is born.
June
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien is considered fit for service again, but he is not reassigned to the Lancashire Fusilliers.
- 18 - Richard Boone, who would voice Smaug in The Hobbit (1977 film), is born.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien succumbs to gastritis while at Brocton Camp.
August
- 1 - "Tea Cake" Barnsley is killed in Ypres, Belgium.
October
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien is found unfit for duty for six months, but able to do a desk job.
November
- 14 - John Justin, who would play Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit (1968 radio series), is born.
- 16 - The Tolkien's first son, John, is born.
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- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien begins work on The Book of Lost Tales.
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