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On this day... 28 March
On Earth
- 1917 - J.R.R. Tolkien attends a medical board examination in Furness, and is found to be improving, but with pains in his knees and elbows.
- 1928 - Tolkien works on the latter part of Canto IV of Lay of Leithian.
- 1939 - J.R.R. Tolkien does the second day of his training with the top-secret Government Code and Cypher School (GCCS) at their London headquarters.
- 1956 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Patricia Kirke.
- 1958 - Actor Stephen Ure is born.
- 1958 - J.R.R. Tolkien is invited to attend a "Hobbit Dinner" in Rotterdam.
- 1972 – At Buckingham Palace, J.R.R. Tolkien is appointed a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1989 - Actor Lockwood West dies.
- 2005 - The parody book The Soddit is published.
In Arda
- T.A. 3019:
- Celeborn and the Galadhrim cross the Anduin on many boats and take Dol Guldur. After the battle, within a few days, Galadriel throws down its walls and lays bare its pits.
- Frodo and Sam, rescued out of the fire, rest in Ithilien.
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Today's date in the Shire Calendar: Highday, 7 Astron
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