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* '''[[8 October|8]]''' - [[Nils Werenskiold]], the first Norwegian translator of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', is born. | * '''[[8 October|8]]''' - [[Nils Werenskiold]], the first Norwegian translator of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', is born. | ||
* '''[[10 October|10]]''' - [[Victor Platt]], who would voice [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] in '' | * '''[[10 October|10]]''' - [[Victor Platt]], who would voice [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]], is born. | ||
* '''[[22 October|22]]''' - [[Michael Tolkien]], Tolkien's second son, is born. | * '''[[22 October|22]]''' - [[Michael Tolkien]], Tolkien's second son, is born. | ||
* '''[[30 October|30]]''' - [[Norman Bird]], who would voice [[Bilbo Baggins]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]], is born. | * '''[[30 October|30]]''' - [[Norman Bird]], who would voice [[Bilbo Baggins]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]], is born. |
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Tolkien-related events that took place in 1920.
June
- 11 - German translator Walter Scherf is born.
- 22 - Voice acting legend Paul Frees, who would voice several characters in the Rankin/Bass movies, is born.
- ? - "The Happy Mariners" is published in The Stapeldon Magazine.
July
- 21 - Tolkien is appointed to Readership in English Language at the University of Leeds.
August
- 16 - Max Schuchart, who would be the first to translate The Lord of the Rings, is born.
September
- 27 - William Conrad, voice actor who portrayed Denethor in The Return of the King (1980 film), is born.
October
- 8 - Nils Werenskiold, the first Norwegian translator of The Lord of the Rings, is born.
- 10 - Victor Platt, who would voice Sam in The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series), is born.
- 22 - Michael Tolkien, Tolkien's second son, is born.
- 30 - Norman Bird, who would voice Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings (1978 film), is born.
December
- 22 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
?
- ? - The Book of Fairy Poetry is published.
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