Tolkien's birthday is January 3rd, and Bilbo & Frodo's birthday actually falls on September 13th our calendar, because that is what corresponds to the 22nd of Afterlithe on the Hobbit calendar. Yesterday, the 21st, is the day that "The Hobbit" was first published in 1937.
[ September 22, 2003: Message edited by: Diamond18 ]
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