16 July
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 16 July.
On Earth
- 1919 - Tolkien is officially demobilized.
- 1924 - J.R.R. Tolkien is appointed Professor of English Language at the University of Leeds.
- 1959 - Bob Joles, who would voice Gimli, Treebeard and Dáin Ironfoot in various EA video games, is born.
- 1964 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 257.
- 1986 - Calum Gittins, the son of Philippa Boyens, who would play Haleth in The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy, is born.
- 1998 - Mythcon XXIX.
- 2004 - The Lord of the Rings Symphony in Seattle, WA.
- 2010 - Tolkien Thing 2010.
- 2010 - Mythcon XXXXI in Dallas, Texas.
- 2011 - Mythcon XLII in Albuquerque, New Mexico