7 September

Events that occurred on 7 September.

On Earth

• 1924 - Composer Leonard Rosenman is born.
• 1926 - Voice actor Don Messick is born.
• 1937 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to George Allen & Unwin concerning the promotion of The Hobbit.
• 1955 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 168.
• 1957 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 201.
• 1964 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 262.
• 1970 – The first Mythcon is held at Harvey Mudd Collegein Claremont, California.
• 1975 - Oxonmoot 1975 at the Welsh Poney, Oxford.
• 1989 - The Treason of Isengard is published in the UK.
• 1998 – Elfling goes online.
• 2000 - The Brazilian Tolkien society Conselho Branco, Sociedade Tolkien is founded.
• 2017 - The second edition of The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide will be 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.