21 July

Events that occurred on 21 July.

On Earth

• 1920 – J.R.R. Tolkien is appointed to Readership in English Language at the University of Leeds.
• 1938 – J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to A.F. Colborn.
• 1946 – J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 105.
• 1965 – J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 273.
• 1967 – J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 296.
• 1996 – Actor Wolfe Morris dies.
• 1998 – The Royal Mail published a new set of stamps, "Magical Worlds: Classic Fantasy Books for Children" with art by Peter Malone. One of the stamps features Bilbo and Smaug.
• 2009 – Artist Heinz Edelmann dies.
• 2011 – Light Beyond All Shadow: Religious Experience in Tolkien's Work is published.
• 2015 – Actor Theodore Bikel dies.
• 2017 - J.R.R. Tolkien: Romanticist and Poet is published.

In Arda

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

• T.A. 3019:
  • The funeral procession of king Théoden travels toward Edoras