7 August

Events that occurred on 7 August

On Earth

• 1952 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to George and Moira Sayer.
• 1954 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 148.
• 1964 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 259.
• 1972 – Actor Karl Urban is born.
• 1981 - Mythcon 12 at Mills College in Oakland, California.
• 1982 - The fourth episode of the new version of the 1981 radio series of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
• 1994 - Mythcon 25 at American University, Washington, D.C.
• 1995 - Mythcon 26 in Berkeley, California.
• 2005 - Omentielva Minya - 1st International Conference on Tolkien's Invented Languages in Stockholm, Sweden.
• 2006 - Mythcon 37 at University of Oklahoma, Norman.
• 2009 - At Montreal's WorldCon, The Lord of the Rings wins the 2009 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award for the best classic literary work of liberty.
• 2009 - Omentielva Nelya - 3rd International Conference on Tolkien's Invented Languages in Whitehaven, England.
• 2015 - Omentielva Enquea - Sixth International Conference on Tolkien's Invented Languages in Greisinger Museum, Switzerland.
• 2019 - Tolkien and the Classics is 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.
• T.A. 3019:
  • Théoden's funeral escort arrives in Edoras.