4 November

Events that occurred on 4 November.

On Earth

• 1946 - Actor John Callen is born.
• 1950 - Actor John Vickery is born.
• 1954 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 156.
• 1961 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 232.
• 1968 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mary Fairburn.
• 2003 - The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring is released in the USA.
• 2003 - The Essential J.R.R. Tolkien Sourcebook is published.
• 2011 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is released in Africa, the Middle East, Low Countries, Southern Europe (except Spain), Eastern Europe and South America (except Brazil).

In Arda

• F.A. 495:
  • Tuor, guided by Voronwë, travels to Gondolin in order to deliver Ulmo's message to Turgon.
• T.A. 3018:
  • Frodo and Samwise rest in Rivendell and prepare for their quest to destroy the One Ring.
• T.A. 3019:
  • Following the Battle of Bywater, restoration of the Shire begins. Frodo frees the prisoners of the Lockholes, including Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, Fredegar Bolger and Will Whitfoot.