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Events that occurred on 24 July

On Earth

• 1915 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes the poem The Happy Mariners.
• 1916 - J.R.R. Tolkien's second five-day front-line duty begins.
• 1938 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 31.
• 1968 - Artist Colleen Doran is born.
• 1971 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 326.
• 1982 - The second episode of the new version of the 1981 radio series of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
• 1987 - Mythcon 18 at Marquette University, Milwaukee.
• 2008 - The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, "The Ring-forges of Eregion" is released in Europe.
• 2009 - Tolkien Thing 2009 in Rieneck, Germany.

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • Gandalf is held captive by Saruman on the pinnacle of Orthanc.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.
• T.A. 3019:
  • The funeral procession of king Théoden travels toward Edoras