August 6 is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining.
- 1941 – Dianne Crittenden is born.
- 1951 – Ed Hannigan is born.
- 1951 – Jack Klaff is born.
- 1953 – Valerie Wildman is born.
- 1969 – Chris Edgerly is born.
- 1997 – Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith trade paperback published.
- 1997 – X-Wing Rogue Squadron 21 published.
- 2002 – Star Wars Insider 61 is published.
- 2008 – The Core of Corruption sixth adventure in the Dawn of Defiance campaign published.
- 2010 – Timeline 9: The Mandalorian Wars released on StarWarsTheOldRepublic.com.
- 2013 – Star Wars: Agent of the Empire Volume 2—Hard Targets published.
- 2015 – The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 31 published.
- 2019 – A Crash of Fate published.
- 2019 – LEGO Star Wars: Build Your Own Adventure: Galactic Missions published in the U.S.
- 2019 – Myths & Fables published.
- 2020 – Star Wars Annual 2021 published.
- 2020 – Star Wars: Starfighter Missions released.
- 2021 – "Return to Kamino" airs on Disney+.
- 2024 – Weird But True! Star Wars to be released
