16 October

Events that occurred on 16 October.

On Earth

• 1917 – J.R.R. Tolkien leaves Brooklands Officers' Hospital in Hull for Thirtle Bridge camp.
• 1944 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 85.
• 1946 - Percy Bates dies.
• 1959 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 219.
• 1963 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 249.
• 1966 - Actress Mary Elizabeth McGlynn is born.
• 1968 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Niall Hoskin.
• 2002 - The PlayStation 2 version of The Fellowship of the Ring are released in North America.
• 2009 - Mereth Aderthad XV, or "EstelCon", in Cardona, Spain.
• 2009 - Voice actor Denys Hawthorne dies.

In Arda

• F.A. 495:
  • Tuor, guided by Voronwë, travels to Gondolin in order to deliver Ulmo's message to Turgon.
• T.A. 3018:
  • With Frodo severely wounded, Strider and the four hobbits travel slowly towards Rivendell.
  • Glorfindel finds their trail and follows them over the Last Bridge.
  • Gandalf hurries towards Rivendell after the Black Riders attacked him on Weathertop.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.