15 August

Events that occurred on 15 August

On Earth

• 1948 - Dick Plotz is born.
• 1953 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Ronald Eames.
• 1955 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 167.
• 1975 - Mythcon 6 at Scripps College in Claremont, California.
• 1976 - Mythcon 7 in Sacramento, California.
• 1982 - Mythcon 13 at Chapman College in Orange, California.
• 1983 - Mythcon 14 at Scripps College in Claremont, California.
• 2005 - The Tolkien Society's Tolkien 2005 conference in Birmingham, England.
• 2008 - Mythcon 39 at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut.
• 2010 - "Edge of the Wild", Tolkien art exhibition in Moreton-in-Marsh, England.

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • Gandalf is held captive by Saruman on the pinnacle of Orthanc.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.