30 August

Events that occurred on 30 August

On Earth

• 1952 - Translator Helmut W. Pesch born.
• 1964 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 261.
• 1964 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to L. Sprague de Camp.
• 1973 - J.R.R. Tolkien goes to a birthday party for Jocelyn Tolhurst, wife of Denis Tolhurst.
• 1981 - The twenty-sixth and last episode of the 1981 radio series of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
• 1992 - The 1992 radio series of Smith of Wootton Major is aired on BBC Radio 5.
• 2012 - Tolkien Calendar 2013 is published.
• 2018 - The Fall of Gondolin is published.
• 2018 - Tolkien Calendar 2019 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.