On Earth

• 1923 – J.R.R. Tolkien receives an increase in salary from £600 p.a. to £700 p.a.
• 1936 – Voice actor David Buck is born.
• 1952 – J.R.R. Tolkien is appointed supervisor of T.P. Dunning's thesis.
• 1964 – The second episode of the Princess-serialization of The Hobbit is published.
• 1966 – J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to schoolchildren in Acocks Green.
• 1998 – Inkling Colin Hardie dies.
• 2009 – Mereth Aderthad XV, or "EstelCon", in Carodna, Spain.

In Arda

• F.A. 495:
  • Tuor, guided by Voronwë, travels to Gondolin in order to deliver Ulmo's message to Turgon.
• T.A. 3018:
  • With Frodo severely wounded, Strider and the four hobbits travel slowly towards Rivendell.
  • Gandalf hurries towards Rivendell after the Black Riders attacked him on Weathertop.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.