4 January
From Tolkien Gateway
Events that occurred on 4 January.
On Earth
- 1892 - Arthur Tolkien sends a letter to his mother about his new son.
- 1937 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 9.
- 1940 - Voice actor David Collings is born.
- 1961 - Actor Graham McTavish is born.
- 1966 - Author and linguist Arden R. Smith is born.
- 1968 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Ken Jackson.
- 1991 - Actress Olivia Tennet is born.
- 2005 - Biographer and editor Humphrey Carpenter dies.
In Arda
- T.A. 3019:
- The Fellowship of the Ring travels south along the Misty Mountains.