5 April

Events that occurred on 5 April.

On Earth

• 1912 - Actor John Le Mesurier is born.
• 1933 - New Zealand actor Noel Appleby is born.
• 1944 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 59.
• 1981 - The fifth episode of the 1981 radio series of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
• 2001 - Actor Theodore Isidore Gottlieb dies of pneumonia.
• 2016 - The Story of Kullervo is published in the USA.

In Arda

• T.A. 3019:
  • Frodo and Sam, rescued out of the fire, rest in Ithilien.