23 November

Events that occurred on 23 November.

On Earth

• 1953 - Composer Johan de Meij is born.
• 1962 – The literary supplement of The Times runs a review of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.
• 1972 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 344.
• 2000 – Rayner Unwin, without whom The Hobbit would never have been published, dies.
• 2002 - Ring*Con 2002 in Bonn, Germany.
• 2009 - Parma Eldalamberon issue 18 is published.

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • Frodo and Samwise rest in Rivendell and prepare for their quest to destroy the One Ring.