On Earth

• 1913 - Exeter College Smoker, featuring a cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien, is printed.
• 1956 - The first episode of 1956 radio series of The Lord of the Rings airs on the BBC Third Programme.
• 1979 - Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien is published in the US.
• 2001 - Meditations on Middle-earth is published.
• 2007 - The Children of Húrin Signed Limited Edition is published.
• 2012 - The Tolkien Estate, The Tolkien Trust and HarperCollins file another lawsuit with New Line Cinema and the Saul Zaentz Company over merchandising rights.

In Arda

• F.A. 495:
  • Tuor and Voronwë pass the Seven Gates to reach Gondolin. They are taken to Turgon who is told that they should abandon the city; Turgon decides to stay.
• T.A. 3018:
  • Frodo and Samwise rest in Rivendell and prepare for their quest to destroy The One Ring.