3 August

Events that occurred on 3 August

On Earth

• 1943 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Leila Keene and Pat Kirke.
• 1965 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to The Librarian at Marquette
• 1966 - "The Hobbit Man", an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien, is published in Oxford Mail.
• 1979 - Actress Evangeline Lilly is born.
• 1983 - Daphne Castell dies.
• 1990 - Mythcon 21 at California State University in Long Beach.
• 1991 – Priscilla Tolkien speaks on "J.R.R. Tolkien: Scholar and Storyteller" at the Martin Luther King Memorial Library in Washington, D.C.
• 2001 - Mythcon 32 in Berkeley, California.
• 2007 - Mythcon 38 in Berkeley, California.
• 2010 - The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is announced.
• 2012 - Parma Eldalamberon 20: The Qenya Alphabet by J.R.R. Tolkien is published.
• 2012 - Mythcon 43 at University of California, Berkeley.
• 2015 - Mythcon 46 in Hotel Elegante, Colorado Springs.
• 2015 - Jef Murray dies.

In Arda

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