27 July

Events that occurred on 27 July

On Earth

• 1938 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 32.
• 1956 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 192.
• 1961 - Jan Broberg publishes an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien.
• 1966 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives the unexpected visitors J.S. Ryan and Hans-Jörg Modlmayr.
• 1972 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a certificate of authenticity for the sale of his desk.
• 1980 - Mythcon 11 at University of Nevada, Reno.
• 1985 - Mythcon 16 in Wheaton, Illinois.
• 1987 - Mythcon 18 at Marquette University, Milwaukee.
• 1991 - Mythcon 22 in San Diego, California.
• 1996 - Mythcon 27 at University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.
• 2002 - Mythcon 33 in Boulder, Colorado.
• 2003 - Mythcon 34 in Nashville, Tennessee.
• 2007 - MerpCon III in Spokane, Washington.

In Arda

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