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Events that occurred on 1 September.

On Earth

• 1917 - J.R.R. Tolkien is working on The Grey Bridge of Tavrobel while in Brooklands Officers' Hospital, Kingston upon Hull.
• 1938 - J.R.R. Tolkien goes on holiday to recuperate (see Letter 33).
• 1943 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 49b.
• 1964 - J.R.R. Tolkien met Clyde S. Kilby.
• 1971 - Actor Dave Wittenberg is born.
• 1977 - Cliffs Notes on Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit is published.
• 1989 - Oliphaunt is published.
• 2009 - The Lord of the Films is published.
• 2011 - A Tolkien Tapestry is published.
• 2011 - A Critical Companion to J.R.R. Tolkien: A Literary Reference to His Life and Works is published.
• 2011 - J.R.R. Tolkien, a children's book from Holiday House, was published.
• 2016 - Songs of Sorrow and Hope: The Art of Jenny Dolfen is published.
• 2016 - Tolkien Calendar 2017 is published.
• 2020 - Tolkien Calendar 2021 is published.
• 2022 - The first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power are released online.
• 2022 - A new and revised edition of The Complete Guide to Middle-earth by Robert Foster is released.

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:
  • Full moon