23 January
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 23 January.
On Earth
- 1917 - J.R.R. Tolkien faces a Medical Board in Birmingham, but he is not deemed fit to return to war.
- 1939 - The Brothers Hildebrandt are born.
In Arda
- T.A. 3019:
- The Fellowship of the Ring rests in Lothlórien.
- Gandalf pursues the Balrog to the peak of Celebdil.