January 3

== Events ==
=== Real world ===
*1892: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, the creator of Middle-earth, is born in Bloemfontain, South Africa.
*1961: Graham McTavish, the actor who played Dwalin in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit, is born.
*2012: Tolkien fans all over the world commemorate Tolkien's birthday by toasting him. The words of the toast are "The Professor!" and should be said standing, with a glass or similar vessel with (not necessarily alcoholic) beverage raised.
=== In Eä ===
==== TA 3019 ====
*The Fellowship of the Ring continues traveling south along the Misty Mountains. 
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