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* '''[[4 January|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Ken Jackson (4 January 1968)|a letter to Ken Jackson]].
* '''[[4 January|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Ken Jackson (4 January 1968)|a letter to Ken Jackson]].
* '''[[8 January|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] reads over ''[[The New Shadow]]'' and most likely starts typing a final typescript.
* '''[[8 January|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] reads over ''[[The New Shadow]]'' and most likely starts typing a final typescript.
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Ken Jackson 29 January 1968|a letter to Ken Jackson]].  
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Ken Jackson (29 January 1968)|a letter to Ken Jackson]].  
==February==
==February==
* '''[[5 February|5]]-[[9 February|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is filmed for the documentary ''[[Tolkien in Oxford]]''.
* '''[[5 February|5]]-[[9 February|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is filmed for the documentary ''[[Tolkien in Oxford]]''.
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* '''[[29 February|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 301]].
* '''[[29 February|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 301]].
==March==
==March==
* '''[[1 March|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Miss E. Byrne (1 March 1968)|a letter to Miss E. Byrne]].
* '''[[17 March|17]]''' - Author [[Nataša Tučev]] is born.
* '''[[17 March|17]]''' - Author [[Nataša Tučev]] is born.
* '''[[20 March|20]]''' - Actor and stuntman [[Lawrence Makoare]] is born.
* '''[[20 March|20]]''' - Actor and stuntman [[Lawrence Makoare]] is born.
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* '''[[25 March|25]]''' - [[Michael Reisz]] , who would voice [[Legolas]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is born.
* '''[[25 March|25]]''' - [[Michael Reisz]] , who would voice [[Legolas]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is born.
* '''[[30 March|30]]''' – The documentary ''[[Tolkien in Oxford]]'' is aired on the [[BBC]].
* '''[[30 March|30]]''' – The documentary ''[[Tolkien in Oxford]]'' is aired on the [[BBC]].
* '''?''' - ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]'' is published.
==May==
==May==
* '''[[2 May|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 302]].
* '''[[2 May|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 302]].
* '''[[3 May|3]]''' - Author [[Michael D.C. Drout]] is born.
* '''[[6 May|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 303]].
* '''[[6 May|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 303]].
* '''[[24 May|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to George Burke Johnston|a letter to George Burke Johnston]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (May 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (May 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]].
* '''?''' - Author [[Michael D.C. Drout]] is born.
* '''?''' - ''[[The Tolkien Relation]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[The Tolkien Relation]]'' is published.
==June==
==June==
* '''[[4 June|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 304]].
* '''[[4 June|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 304]].
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* '''[[2 August|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Robert Havard|a letter to Robert Havard]].
* '''[[2 August|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Robert Havard|a letter to Robert Havard]].
* '''[[28 August|28]]''' - [[Billy Boyd]], who would play [[Peregrin Took]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], is born.
* '''[[28 August|28]]''' - [[Billy Boyd]], who would play [[Peregrin Took]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], is born.
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Ingrid Pridgeon August 1968|a letter to Ingrid Pridgeon]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Ingrid Pridgeon|a letter to Ingrid Pridgeon]].
==September==
==September==
* '''[[4 September|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (4 September 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]].
* '''[[4 September|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (4 September 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]].
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Billy Callahan|letter to Billy Callahan]].
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Billy Callahan|letter to Billy Callahan]].
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Margaret Carroux|letter to Margaret Carroux]].
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - ''[[An Unexpected Party (episode)|An Unexpected Party]]'', the first episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - ''[[An Unexpected Party (episode)|An Unexpected Party]]'', the first episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
==October==
==October==
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* '''[[20 October|20]]''' - ''[[Strange Lodgings]]'', the fourth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[20 October|20]]''' - ''[[Strange Lodgings]]'', the fourth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[27 October|27]]''' - ''[[Barrels out of Bond (episode)|Barrels out of Bond]]'', the fifth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[27 October|27]]''' - ''[[Barrels out of Bond (episode)|Barrels out of Bond]]'', the fifth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[28 October|28]]''' - [[Stephen Hunter]], who would play [[Bombur]] in [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]], is born.


==November==
==November==
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* '''[[14 November|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 307]].
* '''[[14 November|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 307]].
* '''[[17 November|17]]''' - ''[[The Clouds Burst (episode)|The Clouds Burst]]'', the eighth and last episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
* '''[[17 November|17]]''' - ''[[The Clouds Burst (episode)|The Clouds Burst]]'', the eighth and last episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]].
==?==
==?==
* '''Late Summer''' - [[Tolkien Journal (Vol.3, No.3)|''Tolkien Journal'' (Vol.3, No.3)]] is published.
* '''Late Summer''' - [[Tolkien Journal (Vol.3, No.3)|''Tolkien Journal'' (Vol.3, No.3)]] is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - After the death of his [[Stanley Unwin|father]], [[Rayner Unwin]] becomes chairman of [[Allen and Unwin]].
* '''?''' - After the death of his [[Stanley Unwin|father]], [[Rayner Unwin]] becomes chairman of [[Allen and Unwin]].
* '''?''' - [[The Tolkien Society of Sweden]], the first European [[Tolkien Societies|Tolkien society]], is founded.
* '''?''' - [[The Tolkien Society of Sweden]], the first European [[Tolkien Societies|Tolkien society]], is founded.
* '''?''' - ''[[Tolkien and the Critics|Tolkien and the Critics: Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Tolkien and the Critics|Tolkien and the Critics: Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"#1960|a letter to Mr David Masson]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"#1960s|a letter to Mr David Masson]].
* '''?''' - [[Ken Rudolph Calendar 1969]] is released.
 
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