August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years). There are 137 days remaining.
- 1941 – Paul Hecht is born.
- 1949 – Barbara Goodson is born.
- 1969 – Kate Higgins is born.
- 1975 – Taika Waititi is born.
- 1993 – Cameron Monaghan is born.
- 1994 – Star Wars Droids: The Kalarba Adventures 5 published.
- 2006 – Legacy 3: Broken, Part 3 published.
- 2010 – The Clone Wars: Jedi Heroes published.
- 2010 – The Clone Wars: Planets in Peril published.
- 2010 – Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle published.
- 2017 – Star Wars 34 published.
- 2017 – Poe Dameron 18 published.
- 2017 – "Return of the Return of the Jedi" airs on Disney XD.