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Events that occurred on 16 July.

On Earth

• 1919 - J.R.R. Tolkien is officially demobilized.
• 1924 - J.R.R. Tolkien is appointed Professor of English Language at the University of Leeds.
• 1940 - Beowulf and the Finnsburg Fragment, with contributions from J.R.R. Tolkien, is published.
• 1959 - Voice actor Bob Joles is born.
• 1964 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 257.
• 1969 - Royd Tolkien is born.
• 1986 - Actor Calum Gittins is born.
• 1998 - Mythcon 29 in Wheaton, Illinois.
• 2004 - The Lord of the Rings Symphony in Seattle, Washington.
• 2006 - Tolkien Thing VIII in Diez, Germany.
• 2010 - Tolkien Thing 2010 in Bad Hersfeld, Germany.
• 2010 - Mythcon 41 in Dallas, Texas.
• 2011 - Tolkien Thing 2011 in Breuberg, Germany.
• 2011 - Mythcon 42 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • Gandalf is held captive by Saruman on the pinnacle of Orthanc.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.