Events that occurred on 12 April.
On Earth
- 1956 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to a Mr. Earle.
- 1958 - Voice actor Tony Oliver is born.
- 1962 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 237.
- 1966 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mother Mary Anthony.
- 1966 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to James Ridolfo.
- 1967 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 295a.
- 1970 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Tom Shippey.
- 1981 - The sixth episode of the 1981 radio series of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
In Arda
- T.A. 2510:
- Eorl the Young and the Éothéod travel towards the Field of Celebrant.
- T.A. 3018:
- Samwise Gamgee and Ted Sandyman are in The Green Dragon and gossip about the strange news.[1]
- At the evening, the weather was clearing after a rain. Samwise returns to Hobbiton, at the same time Gandalf arrives after a nine-year absence.[1]
- Gandalf warns Frodo that his ring is dangerous, mentions Sauron to him, but says no more until the morning.[1]