August 8 is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining.
- 1979 – Star Wars Weekly 76 published.
- 1984 – Return of the Jedi Weekly 60 published.
- 1993 – Mickey Morton dies.
- 1995 – X-Wing Rogue Squadron 2 published.
- 2002 – Transmissions: August 2002 published.
- 2007 – Rebellion 9 published.
- 2007 – Legacy (2006) 15 published.
- 2012 – Knight Errant: Escape 3 published.
- 2012 – Lost Tribe of the Sith—Spiral 1 published.
- 2015 – Star Wars Rebels Magazine 8 published in Germany.
- 2016 – "The Maker of Zoh" premieres on Disney XD.
- 2017 – Spark of Rebellion: A Star Wars Rebels Cinestory Comic published.
- 2017 – "The Pit and the Pinnacle" premieres on Disney XD.
- 2018 – Darth Vader (2017) 19 published.
- 2022 – Tom Palmer dies.
- 2022 – Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2023 published.
