Today in Literary History: J.R.R. Tolkien born
January 2: John Ronald Reuel, the son of an impoverished bank clerk, was born on this day in 1892 in Bloemfontein, S.A.
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January 2: John Ronald Reuel, the son of an impoverished bank clerk, was born on this day in 1892 in Bloemfontein, S.A.