30 August
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 30 August
On Earth
- 1952 - Translator Helmut W. Pesch born.
- 1964 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 261.
- 1981 - The twenty-sixth and last episode of the 1981 radio series of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 1992 - The 1992 radio series of Smith of Wootton Major is aired on BBC Radio 5.