▁Nor land ▁College ▁founded ▁by ▁Em ily ▁Ward ▁for ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁n ann ies . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁Arthur ▁Con an ▁Do yle ' s ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes ▁collection ▁The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes ▁( book ▁publication ▁ 1 4 ▁October ). ▁ ▁Michael ▁Field ' s ▁poetry ▁collection ▁S ight ▁and ▁Song . ▁ ▁George ▁and ▁We ed on ▁G ross m ith ' s ▁com ic ▁fiction ▁Di ary ▁of ▁a ▁Nob ody ▁( book ▁publication ). ▁ ▁Rud yard ▁Ki pling ' s ▁poetry ▁collection ▁Bar rack - Ro om ▁Ball ads . ▁ ▁B irth s ▁▁ 3 ▁January   – ▁J . ▁R . ▁R . ▁Tol k ien , ▁professor ▁and ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁R ings ▁( d ied ▁ 1 9 7 3 ) ▁▁ 9 ▁March   – ▁V ita ▁S ack ville - West , ▁poet , ▁novel ist ▁and ▁gard ener ▁( d ied ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁▁ 1 3 ▁April   – ▁Arthur ▁Harris , ▁Air ▁Officer ▁Command ing - in - Ch ief , ▁R AF ▁Bom ber ▁Command ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁ 2 ▁( d ied ▁ 1 9 8 4 ) ▁▁ 3 ▁May   – ▁George ▁P aget ▁Thom son , ▁phys ic ist , ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁la ure ate ▁( d ied ▁ 1 9 7 5 ) ▁▁ 1 1 ▁May   – ▁Margaret ▁R uther ford , ▁actress ▁( d ied ▁ 1 9