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==On Earth== | ==On Earth== | ||
* '''[[1968]]''' - [[Billy Boyd]], who would play [[Peregrin Took]] in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]], is born. | * '''[[1968]]''' - [[Billy Boyd]], who would play [[Peregrin Took]] in ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]'', is born. | ||
* '''[[1973]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] takes a holiday to visit friends in [[Bournemouth]]. He would die there [[September 2|5 days]] later. | * '''[[1973]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] takes a holiday to visit friends in [[Bournemouth]]. He would die there [[September 2|5 days]] later. | ||
* '''[[1987]]''' - [[John Huston]], voice of [[Gandalf]] in [[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]] and [[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King|The Return of the King]] dies. | * '''[[1987]]''' - [[John Huston]], the voice of [[Gandalf]] in ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]'', dies. | ||
==In Arda== | ==In Arda== | ||
[[Category:Dates]] | [[Category:Dates]] |
Revision as of 10:02, 14 August 2008
Events which occurred on 28 August.
On Earth
- 1968 - Billy Boyd, who would play Peregrin Took in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, is born.
- 1973 - J.R.R. Tolkien takes a holiday to visit friends in Bournemouth. He would die there 5 days later.
- 1987 - John Huston, the voice of Gandalf in Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit and The Return of the King, dies.