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* '''[[1956]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Patricia Kirke (28 March 1956)|a letter to Patricia Kirke]]. | * '''[[1956]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Patricia Kirke (28 March 1956)|a letter to Patricia Kirke]]. | ||
* '''[[1958]]''' - Actor [[Stephen Ure]] is born. | * '''[[1958]]''' - Actor [[Stephen Ure]] is born. | ||
* '''[[1958]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is invited | * '''[[1958]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is invited to attend a [["Hobbit Dinner" in Rotterdam]]. | ||
* '''[[1972]]''' – At Buckingham Palace, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] by Queen Elizabeth II. | * '''[[1972]]''' – At Buckingham Palace, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] by Queen Elizabeth II. | ||
* '''[[1989]]''' - Actor [[Lockwood West]] dies. | * '''[[1989]]''' - Actor [[Lockwood West]] dies. |
Revision as of 22:36, 21 December 2016
Events that occurred on 28 March.
On Earth
- 1917 - J.R.R. Tolkien attends a medical board examination in Furness, and is found to be improving, but with pains in his knees and elbows.
- 1928 - Tolkien works on the latter part of Canto IV of Lay of Leithian.
- 1939 - J.R.R. Tolkien does the second day of his training with the top-secret Government Code and Cypher School (GCCS) at their London headquarters.
- 1956 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Patricia Kirke.
- 1958 - Actor Stephen Ure is born.
- 1958 - J.R.R. Tolkien is invited to attend a "Hobbit Dinner" in Rotterdam.
- 1972 – At Buckingham Palace, J.R.R. Tolkien is appointed a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1989 - Actor Lockwood West dies.
- 2005 - The parody book The Soddit is published.