November 22nd, 1963

http://www.theclause.org/2013/12/english-professor-attends-c-s-lewis-commemoration-in-london/

During this past November 22, popular media jointly mourned the 50^th anniversary of the death of JFK (and rightfully so). However, JFK was not the only person whom influenced the world to die on that day. C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley both died on November 22^nd, 1963. C.S. Lewis was more than just the author of the Chronicles of Narnia, he was a great Christian apologist. He wrote books such as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters. He was a dear friend of J.R.R. Tolkien. In fact, Lewis was a profound atheist until Tolkien led him to Christianity. During their time as professors at Oxford, they formed a group (which they called The Inklings) with a few other great minds of literature, such as Charles Williams and Owen Barfield. This distinguished group met at a small pub (The Eagle and Child) for many decades. The relationship between Lewis and Tolkien is truly one of the greatest stories in the history of English literature.