1956
Preceded by
1957
Year
1958
Followed by
January
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien is interviewed by Ruth Harshaw for the NBC radio program "Carnival of Books".
February
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 195a.
March
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 195b.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 196.
April
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mr Hayward.
- 23 - Poet Roy Campbell dies.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 196a.
May
- 7 - Tolkien visits Cambridge to view the Ancrene Wisse manuscript.
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 197.
June
- 7 - Marquette University acquires many of Tolkien's manuscripts for 1,500 pounds.
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to William Ready.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 199.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 200.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Deirdre Levinson.
August
- 5 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes two letters to Jerome W. Archer, Director of Libraries at Marquette University.
- 21 - Artist John Howe is born.
- 24 - Actor Stephen Fry is born.
- 25 - Author Ian Brodie is born.
September
- 2 - Professor William Craigie, Tolkien's predecessor as Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon, dies.
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 200a.
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 201.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien wins the International Fantasy Award.
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 202.
- 11 - The Oxford Mail reports from the International Fantasy Award, won by Tolkien.
- 14 - The Bookseller reports from the International Fantasy Award, won by Tolkien.
October
- ? - Scholar Christopher Mitchell is born.
November
- 6 - Actor Cam Clarke is born.
- 9/10 - At midnight, J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 203.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski.
December
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 204.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 204a.
?
- ? - The Lord of the Rings is awarded the International Fantasy Award.
- ? - Anders Stenström, scholar of J.R.R. Tolkien, is born.
- ? - Actress Lori Dungey is born.
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