Events[]
February[]
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien dictates a letter to his father.
- 14 - E.V. Gordon, a later colleague of Tolkien, is born.
- 15 - Arthur Reuel Tolkien dies in Bloemfontein, as a result of a severe hemorrhage suffered the previous day. He had been sick for many months with rheumatic fever, and never made the trip to Birmingham to see his family.
- ? - Mabel Tolkien and her family move from Birmingham to the hamlet of Sarehole.
April[]
- 7 - Henry Victor Dyson Dyson, Inkling, is born.
August[]
- 1 - John Benjamin Tolkien, grandfather of J.R.R. Tolkien, dies.
October[]
- 3 - William Morris, artist and author who influenced J.R.R. Tolkien, dies.
Unknown[]
- ? - James Dundas-Grant, Inkling, is born.