Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien! Jan. 3, 2025

Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien!

"Don"t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on the story." Today, on Tolkien Day, fans around the world honour the master storyteller who crafted the epic adventures of Middle-earth: J.R.R. Tolkien. While Tolkien may have started the tale, it"s his readers who carry it forward, generation after generation, diving into the pages of "The Hobbit," "The Lord of the Rings" and beyond. Tolkienists are encouraged to celebrate the author"s birthday with a toast at 9 PM local time—to participate, all you must do is stand and raise a glass of your choice, say "The Professor," and take a sip.

© atiger/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Who’s snoozing?
Jan. 3, 2024J.R.R. Tolkien Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Sep. 21, 2023International Day of Peace
The world’s greatest oasis?
Jan. 25, 2024Snowy owl
A modern recreation
May 22, 2025International Day for Biological Diversity
Jun. 22, 2024World Rainforest Day
Oct. 14, 2024Fishing boats at Coco Beach in Goa, India
Aug. 9, 2024International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
Sep. 11, 2023French River, Ontario
Apr. 7, 2025Whistler World Ski & Snowboard Festival
Back to the future
Dec. 25, 2023Christmas Day
Sep. 13, 2025Point Reyes National Seashore, California, United States
The Big Apple with a foggy topping
Aug. 8, 2024Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
Sep. 4, 2025The 50th Toronto International Film Festival
Apr. 12, 2025International Day of Human Space Flight
Apr. 3, 2025Rufous hummingbird
A glowing square of squares
May 9, 2024Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
May 3, 2025Happy International Astronomy Day!
King of the ocean
Feb. 5, 2024Monarch butterflies, Goleta, California
Gravity-defying wonders of the world
Stunning symmetry
A book lover’s paradise
Grizzly bear and cub
A day for the worlds Indigenous populations
Dec. 1, 2023Lake Minnewanka, Alberta
Apr. 4, 2024Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana