January 2

January 2 is the second day of the year. There are still 363 days till the end of the year, except in the case of a leap year in which there are still 364 days to go.

On Earth

 * 1965: The thirteenth episode of the Princess-serialization of The Hobbit is published.
 * 1972: In honour of his 80th birthday the following day, The Sunday Times Magazine runs an interview of William Cater with J.R.R. Tolkien, entitled "The Lord of the Legends".
 * 2004: The Art of The Return of the King is published by Houghton Mifflin.
 * 2004 The Lord of the Rings Complete Visual Companion is published by Houghton Mifflin.

In Eä

 * TA 3019: The Fellowship of the Ring travels south along the Misty Mountains.