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- 1925 – Alfredo Alcala is born.
- 1935 – Ronald Falk is born.
- 1952 – Terry Austin is born.
- 1961 – Alexandre Desplat is born.
- 1974 – Ray Park is born.
- 1978 – Star Wars Weekly 29 published.
- 1979 – Clare Grant is born.
- 1999 – Star Wars Insider 45 published.
- 2000 – Jedi Council: Acts of War 3 published.
- 2000 – Star Wars (1998) 21 published.
- 2004 – Art of Revenge picture series starts on Hyperspace.
- 2005 – Brock Peters dies.
- 2012 – Remembering Ralph McQuarrie: Dreamer and Visionary published.
- 2012 – Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.37 published.
- 2013 – Gilbert Taylor dies.
- 2017 – Doctor Aphra Annual 1 published.
- 2018 – Thrawn Villain Pack released.
- 2022 – Star Wars: Crimson Reign trade paperback published.
- 2022 – Star Wars: The Mandalorian - The Art & Imagery Collector's Edition, Volume Two published in paperback.
- 2023 – Doctor Aphra (2020) 35 published.