19 July
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 19 July.
On Earth
- 1915 - Newly commissioned second lieutenant J.R.R. Tolkien enters army training camp.
- 1924 - Director Arthur Rankin Jr. is born.
- 1947 - Author and scholar Colin Duriez is born.
- 1950 - Simon Cadell, who would voice Celeborn in the The Lord of the Rings 1981 radio series, is born.
- 1981 - The twentieth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
In Arda
- T.A. 3019:
- The funeral escort of Théoden leaves Minas Tirith, and heads for Edoras.