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==On Earth== | ==On Earth== | ||
* [[1910]] – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is awarded an Open Classical Exhibition for classical languages to Exeter College. | * '''[[1910]]''' – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is awarded an Open Classical Exhibition for classical languages to Exeter College. | ||
* [[1944]] - [[Bernard Hill]], who would play [[Théoden]] in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]], is born. | * '''[[1944]]''' - [[Bernard Hill]], who would play [[Théoden]] in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]], is born. | ||
* [[2003]] – [[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King]] premieres. | * '''[[2003]]''' – [[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King]] premieres in Wellington, [[New Zealand]]. | ||
* '''[[2003]]''' - [[Alan Tilvern]], who played [[Barliman Butterbur|"Innkeeper"]] in [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]], dies. | |||
==In Arda== | ==In Arda== | ||
Revision as of 07:55, 1 May 2008
Events which occurred on 17 December.
On Earth
- 1910 – J.R.R. Tolkien is awarded an Open Classical Exhibition for classical languages to Exeter College.
- 1944 - Bernard Hill, who would play Théoden in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, is born.
- 2003 – Peter Jackson's The Return of the King premieres in Wellington, New Zealand.
- 2003 - Alan Tilvern, who played "Innkeeper" in Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings, dies.
