Events that occurred on 25 January.
On Earth
- 1948 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 113.
- 1971 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 320.
- 1973 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Patrick Hunt, who is in prison.
- 1976 - Hilary Arthur Reuel, J.R.R. Tolkien's brother, dies.
- 2021 - Tolkien's Modern Reading by Holly Ordway is published.
In Arda
- T.A. 3019:
- The Fellowship of the Ring rests in Lothlórien.
- Gandalf casts down the Balrog, and passes away. His body lies on the peak. The Endless Stair is destroyed.