January 18 is the 18th day of the year. 347 days (348 in leap years) remain in the year after this day.
- 1949 – Jamie Alcroft is born.
- 1966 – Hossein Amini is born.
- 1980 – Daniel José Older is born.
- 1983 – Star Wars (1977) 70 published.
- 1984 – Return of the Jedi Weekly 31 published.
- 1985 – Ancuta Breaban is born.
- 1986 – Return of the Jedi Weekly 135 published.
- 1987 – Ingvild Deila is born.
- 1992 – Graeme Campbell dies.
- 1994 – Tales of the Jedi 4 published.
- 1997 – With George Lucas, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher in attendance, the Special Edition of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope makes its world premiere in Los Angeles.
- 1997 – 20th Century Fox's copyright on A New Hope is transferred to Lucasfilm.
- 2002 – Roy Conrad dies.
- 2015 – Keith Swaden dies.
- 2017 – Doctor Aphra (2016) 3 published.
- 2017 – Star Wars Rebels Magazine 26 published.
- 2019 – "Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader – Join Me" airs on YouTube.
- 2022 – The Book of Boba Fett Poster Book published.
- 2023 – "Faster" airs on Disney+.
- 2023 – Bounty Hunters 30 published.
- 2023 – Han Solo & Chewbacca 9 published.
