23 August
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 23 August.
On Earth
- 1925 - The first recorded date in the writing of the Lay of Leithian, at Line 557.
- 1981 - The twenty-fifth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 1992 - The second part of the radio adaptation of Farmer Giles of Ham is aired on BBC Radio 5.