14 July

Events that occurred on 14 July.

On Earth

• 1916 – The 11th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (including J.R.R. Tolkien) is sent into action at the Somme front.
• 1931 - Voice actor Robert Stephens is born.
• 1949 - Tolkien scholar and writer Brian Sibley is born.
• 1956 - Swedish author and illustrator, Inger Edelfeldt, is born.
• 1979 - Mythcon 10 in San Jose, California.
• 2004 - "Mount Doom", the tenth set in The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game, is released.
• 2004 - Tolkien Thing VI in Hohensolms, Hohenahr, Germany.
• 2006 - Tolkien Thing VIII in Diez, Germany, Germany.
• 2007 - Tolkien Thing IX in Diez, Germany.
• 2011 - Tolkien Thing 2011 in Breuberg, Germany.
• 2013 - Mythcon 44 at Michigan State University, East Lansing.

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • Gandalf is held captive by Saruman on the pinnacle of Orthanc.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.