5 August
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 5 August.
On Earth
- 1906 - John Huston, who would voice Gandalf in The Hobbit and The Return of the King, is born.
- 1937 - Alan Howard, who would provide the "voice" of the One Ring in The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy, is born.
- 1948 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 116.