9 April
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 9 April.
On Earth
- 1802 - Philologist Elias Lönnrot, who compiled the Kalevala, is born.
- 1902 - Lord David Cecil, Inkling, is born.
- 1949 - Sorcha Cusack, who would play Goldberry in Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series), is born.
- 1973 – W.H. Lewis, Inkling and brother of C.S. Lewis, dies.
In Arda
- T.A. 2510:
- Eorl the Young and the Éothéod travel towards the Field of Celebrant.