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Events that occurred on 19 August

On Earth

• 1916 – J.R.R. Tolkien and G.B. Smith meet at Acheux.
• 1920 - Composer Paul Kont is born.
• 1966 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 289a.
• 1973 - Mythcon 4 in Santa Barbara, California.
• 1991 - Scholar Taum Santoski dies of cancer at the age of 32.
• 1992 - Tolkien Centenary Conference, a combination of Oxonmoot 1992 and Mythcon 23, at Keble College, Oxford.
• 2000 - Mythcon 31 in Hawaii.
• 2012 - The Return of the Ring, Tolkien Society conference at Loughborough University, England.
• 2022 - The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Season One: Amazon Original Series Soundtrack) is released.

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • Gandalf is held captive by Saruman on the pinnacle of Orthanc.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.
• T.A. 3019:
  • Legolas and Gimli visit the Glittering Caves.