28 November

Events that occurred on 28 November.

On Earth

• 1914 - Robert Gilson is the first of the T.C.B.S. to join the War effort. He enlists with the Cambridgeshire Battalion as a second lieutenant.
• 1930 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
• 1962 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 242.
• 1963 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to George Sayer.
• 1964 - The eighth episode of the Princess-serialization of The Hobbit is published.
• 1978 - Actor André Morell dies.
• 2003 - The Hobbit (2003 video game) is released in Europe.

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • Frodo and Samwise rest in Rivendell and prepare for their quest to destroy the One Ring.