19 BBY

"In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire for a safe and secure society."

- Galactic Emperor Palpatine

The following events took place in the year 19 BBY, also known as 3258 LY according to the Lothal Calendar.

Events

 * Darth Maul's criminal alliance Shadow Collective was founded and later dissolved.
 * Despite being found innocent at her trial Ahsoka Tano leaves the Jedi Order.
 * Order 66 prematurely activates for clone trooper Tup, leading to ARC trooper Fives uncovered the control chips and learned of how they could force clone troopers to eliminate the Jedi without question. However Fives was killed before he could have properly warned his fellow clone troopers and the Jedi.
 * ARC Trooper Echo is discovered to be alive and held captive by the Techno Union. He is rescued by Anakin Skywalker, Captain Rex, and Clone Force 99.
 * Mother Talzin was killed by General Grievous during the second battle of Dathomir
 * Following a duel, Count Dooku was decapitated by Anakin Skywalker aboard the Invisible Hand.
 * Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi managed to rescue Supreme Chancellor Palpatine from the Invisible Hand.
 * Chancellor Palpatine revealed to Skywalker that he was a Dark Lord of the Sith.
 * General Grievous was slain by Kenobi on Utapau.
 * Anakin Skywalker informs Mace Windu of his findings about Chancellor Palpatine.
 * Mace Windu, Kit Fisto, Agen Kolar, and Saesee Tiin attempted to arrest Palpatine after learning that the Chancellor was a Sith, but failed and were killed by Sidious with assistance from the manipulated Anakin Skywalker. Skywalker subsequently became Darth Vader, Sidious's new apprentice.
 * The clone troopers led by Vader raided the Jedi Temple.
 * The Jedi Purge began with Order 66.
 * Darth Vader slaughtered the Separatist Council on Mustafar and remotely deactivated the Separatist Droid Army, dissolving the Confederacy of Independent Systems and ending the Clone Wars.
 * The Galactic Empire was founded by the self-anointed Galactic Emperor Palpatine, replacing the Galactic Republic and putting the galaxy directly under the control of the Sith.
 * The Galactic Senate became the Imperial Senate.
 * Yoda and Sidious dueled in the Senate Building.
 * Kenobi and Vader dueled on Mustafar. After losing his limbs in the duel, Vader was made into a cyborg.
 * Padmé Amidala, the secret wife of Anakin Skywalker, died on Polis Massa after giving birth to their children, Luke and Leia. Her funeral took place on Naboo.
 * Fearing that Anakin's children would be hunted down because they could pose a threat to the Emperor, the Jedi Masters Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi, as well as Senator Bail Organa, agreed to hide the whereabouts of the Skywalker twins. As a result, the House of Organa, the royal family of Alderaan, adopted Leia, while the Lars family of Tatooine took in Luke Skywalker.
 * Yoda went into a self-imposed exile on Dagobah, while Kenobi went to live as a hermit on Tatooine watching over Luke Skywalker.
 * Saw Gerrera of Onderon forms his rebel cell, the Partisans.
 * With the fall of the Republic, the galaxy enters a period known as the "dark times."

Battles
Clone Wars:
 * Mission to Mustafar (Death Watch)
 * Mission to Nal Hutta
 * Mandalorian civil war
 * Defense of Cato Neimoidia
 * Bombing of the Jedi Temple hangar
 * Funeral of the Jedi Temple bombing victims
 * Escape from the Republic military base
 * Capture of Ahsoka Tano
 * Trial of Ahsoka Tano
 * Duel at the Jedi Temple
 * Battle of Ringo Vinda
 * Escape from Tipoca City
 * Escape from the Grand Republic Medical Facility
 * Mission to Level 1325
 * Mission to Scipio
 * Invasion of Scipio
 * Mission to Bardotta
 * Mission to Zardossa Stix
 * Mission to Oba Diah (Clone Wars)
 * Mission to Moraband
 * Mission to Utapau
 * Funeral of Tu-Anh
 * Insurrection on Yalvik Prime
 * Battle for Anaxes
 * Mission to Skako Minor
 * Rescue of Marg Krim's family
 * Attack on Mahranee
 * Capture of Moregi
 * Mission to Raxus
 * Battle of Haruun Kal
 * Escape from the Spire
 * Battle of Zanbar
 * Battle on Ord Mantell
 * Assault on Vizsla Keep 09
 * Second battle of Dathomir
 * Mission to Serenno (Boba Fett's syndicate)
 * Rescue of Quinlan Vos
 * Destruction of the Separatist supply storage base
 * Destruction of the Vanqor listening post
 * Second Battle of Christophsis
 * Bombing at the Jedi Temple
 * Skirmish on Kardoa
 * Third Battle of Mygeeto
 * Funeral of CT-1157
 * Battle on Lokori
 * Battle of Coruscant
 * Siege of Mandalore
 * Battle of Kashyyyk
 * Battle of Utapau
 * Assault on Mygeeto
 * Battle of Felucia
 * Capture of Cato Neimoidia
 * Conquest of Kaller
 * Siege of Saleucami
 * Duel in Palpatine's office

Imperial Era/Jedi Purge:
 * Order 66
 * Attack on the Jedi Temple
 * Mission to Mustafar
 * Proclamation of the New Order
 * Duel on Mustafar
 * Duel in the Galactic Senate
 * Funeral of Padmé Amidala
 * Celebration of the eradication of the Jedi Order
 * Recapture of Darth Vader's starship
 * Attack on Brighthome
 * Mission to the river moon of Al'doleem
 * Hunt for Jocasta Nu
 * Assassination attempts on Darth Vader
 * Ambush in the Coruscant system

Births

 * On Jelucan
 * Ciena Ree
 * Wynnet Ree
 * Thane Kyrell
 * Ezra Bridger on Lothal.
 * On Polis Massa
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Leia Organa (as Leia Amidala Skywalker)
 * Jude Edivon on Bespin.
 * Zare Leonis on Uquine.
 * Mizel Pomdak

Deaths

 * Xomit Grunseit during the Mission to Mustafar
 * Oruba during the Mission to Nal Hutta.
 * Pre Vizsla during the Takeover of Mandalore.
 * During the Mandalorian civil war
 * Veraslayn Kast
 * Satine Kryze
 * Savage Opress
 * During the Bombing of the Jedi Temple Hangar
 * Jackar Bowmani
 * Tutso Mara
 * Letta Turmond before the Escape from the Republic Military Base.
 * During the Battle of Ringo Vinda
 * Commander Kraken (later rebuilt to participate in the Invasion of Scipio)
 * General Tiplar
 * Before the Escape from Tipoca City
 * CT-5385
 * During the Mission to Level 1325
 * CT-5555
 * Teckla Minnau on Scipio
 * During the Invasion of Scipio
 * Commander Thorn
 * Bec Lawise
 * Senator Rush Clovis
 * Peteen on Zardossa Stix
 * During the Mission to Oba Diah
 * Silman
 * Lom Pyke
 * Tu-Anh before the Mission to Utapau.
 * During the Mission to Utapau
 * Unidentified super tactical droid (Utapau)
 * Governor Torul Blom
 * Endente
 * Chong
 * Unidentified Yalvik queen during the Insurrection on Yalvik Prime.
 * Admiral Trench during the Battle of Anaxes.
 * During the Attack on Mahranee
 * Ashu-Nyamal
 * Chubor
 * Teegu
 * Kamu
 * Sumdin during the Mission to Raxus.
 * Tey-Zuka during the Battle of Ord Mantell.
 * Tiplee during the Assault on Visla Keep 09.
 * Talzin during the Second Battle of Dathomir.
 * During the Second Battle of Christophsis
 * Kav Bayons
 * Akar-Deshu
 * Asajj Ventress
 * During the Third Battle of Mygeeto
 * CT-1157
 * Colonel Coburn Sear
 * Li-Tan during the Battle on Lokori.
 * Unidentified clone trooper during the Siege of Mandalore.
 * During the Battle of Coruscant
 * Dooku
 * IG-101
 * IG-102
 * R4-P17
 * Grievous during the Battle of Utapau
 * During the duel in Palpatine's office
 * Kit Fisto
 * Agen Kolar
 * Saesee Tiin
 * Mace Windu
 * During Order 66
 * Stass Allie
 * Bene
 * Depa Billaba
 * Cin Drallig
 * Zett Jukassa
 * Plo Koon
 * Ki-Adi-Mundi
 * Aayla Secura
 * Shaak Ti
 * Whie Malreaux
 * CC-1004 on Kashyyyk.
 * During the mission to Mustafar
 * Passel Argente
 * Rute Gunnay
 * Nute Gunray
 * Rune Haako
 * San Hill
 * Denaria Kee
 * Shu Mai
 * Po Nudo
 * Poggle the Lesser
 * Wat Tambor
 * Tikkes
 * Nank Tun
 * Padmé Amidala on Polis Massa.
 * Wynnet Ree
 * Aboard the Brighthome
 * "Ding"
 * "Kicker"
 * On the river moon of Al'doleem
 * Arex
 * Colli
 * Kirak Infil'a
 * Jogg
 * Mareena
 * On Coruscant
 * CC-1010
 * Jocasta Nu
 * Tomas Azoras
 * Barokki
 * Zorta Bingan
 * Corin Ferro
 * Joon Strephi

Non-canon appearances

 * 'William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge: Star Wars Part the Third