17 December
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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 The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy, is born.
- 1972 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 347.
- 2003 – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King premières in Wellington, New Zealand.
- 2003 - Alan Tilvern, who voiced "Innkeeper" in the 1978 animated film of The Lord of the Rings, dies.