Updated at November 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Christopher Tolkien |
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Birthdate | November 21, 1924 |
Birth Place | England |
Age (in 2024) | 99 Years Old |
Zodiac | Scorpio |
Occupation | Novelist |
Christopher Tolkien is best known as Novelist who has born on November 21, 1924 in England. Currently, Christopher Tolkien is 99 years, 11 months and 11 days old. Christopher Tolkien will celebrate 100th birthday on Thursday, 21st of November 2024. Below the countdown to Christopher Tolkien upcoming birthday.
Best known as the son of Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, he edited several works by his father that were published after the elder Tolkien's death.Â
After attending the Oratory School in Oxfordshire, England, he joined the volunteer branch of the Royal Air Force. He later earned an English degree from Oxford University.
An artist as well as an editor, he drew the "Middle-earth" map for the original version of The Lord of the Rings.
The third son of J.R.R. Tolkien, he grew up in Leeds, Oxfordshire, and Oxford, England. He later married Canadian-born editor Baillie Klass Tolkien, with whom he had a son and a daughter (he had fathered another son through a previous marriage).
He was born to J.R.R. and Edith Tolkien.
Christopher Tolkien is 99 years old today.
Christopher Tolkien was born on November 21, 1924 in England.
Christopher Tolkien zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Christopher Tolkien was best known as Novelist.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Christopher Tolkien's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
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2002 | Arturo GuzmĂĄn Decena, founder of Los Zetas and high-member of the Gulf Cartel, is killed in a shoot-out with the Mexican Army and the police. |
2004 | The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity. |
2004 | Dominica is hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. The northern half of the island sustains the most damage, especially the town of Portsmouth. In neighboring Guadeloupe, one person is killed. |
2004 | The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100Â billion) of Iraq's external debt. |
2006 | Anti-Syrian Lebanese politician and government minister Pierre Gemayel is assassinated in suburban Beirut. |
2009 | A mine explosion in Heilongjiang, China kills 108. |
2012 | At least 28 are wounded after a bomb is thrown onto a bus in Tel Aviv. |
2013 | Fifty-four people are killed when the roof of a shopping center collapses in Riga, Latvia. |
2013 | Massive protests start in Ukraine after President Viktor Yanukovych suspended signing the Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement. |
2014 | A stampede in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe caused by the police firing tear gas kills at least eleven people and injures 40 others. |
2015 | The government of Belgium imposes a security lockdown on Brussels, including the closure of shops, schools, and public transportation, due to potential terrorist attacks. |
2017 | Robert Mugabe formally resigns as President of Zimbabwe, after thirty-seven years in office. |
2019 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. |
2019 | Tesla launches the SUV Cybertruck. A gaffe occurs during the launch event when its "unbreakable" windows shatter during demonstration. |
2021 | An SUV plows through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, killing six and injuring 62. |
1987 | The birth of Stefan Glarner, Swiss footballer |
1987 | The birth of Eesha Karavade, Indian chess player |
1988 | The birth of Len VĂ€ljas, Canadian skier |
1988 | The birth of Preston Zimmerman, American soccer player |
1989 | The birth of Will Buckley, English footballer |
1989 | The birth of DĂĄrvin ChĂĄvez, Mexican footballer |
1989 | The birth of Justin Tucker, American football player |
1990 | The birth of Dani King, English cyclist |
1990 | The birth of Georgie Twigg, English field hockey player |
1991 | The birth of Almaz Ayana, Ethiopian sprinter |
1991 | The birth of Lewis Dunk, English footballer |
1991 | The birth of Peni Terepo, New Zealand rugby league player |
1994 | The birth of SaĂșl ĂĂguez, Spanish footballer |
1997 | The birth of Reo Hatate, Japanese footballer |
1999 | The birth of Jaelin Howell, American soccer player |
2013 | The death of Dimitri Mihalas, American astronomer and author (b. 1939) |
2013 | The death of Vern Mikkelsen, American basketball player and coach (b. 1928) |
2013 | The death of Bernard Parmegiani, French composer (b. 1927) |
2013 | The death of TĂŽn Tháș„t ÄĂnh, Vietnamese general (b. 1926) |
2013 | The death of Maurice Vachon, Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1929) |
2014 | The death of John H. Land, American soldier and politician (b. 1920) |
2014 | The death of Robert Richardson, English general (b. 1929) |
2015 | The death of Gil Cardinal, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1950) |
2015 | The death of Ameen Faheem, Indian-Pakistani poet and politician (b. 1939) |
2015 | The death of Bob Foster, American boxer and police officer (b. 1938) |
2015 | The death of Anthony Read, English screenwriter and producer (b. 1935) |
2015 | The death of Joseph Silverstein, American violinist and conductor (b. 1932) |
2016 | The death of Hassan Sadpara, Pakistani mountaineer and adventurer (b. 1963) |
2017 | The death of David Cassidy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950) |
2021 | The death of Lou Cutell, American actor (b. 1930) |
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