January 3 is the third day of the calendar year. 362 days (363 in leap years) remain in the year.
- 1966 – Shin-Ichi Hiromoto is born.
- 1969 – Angelique Perrin is born.
- 1970 – Dario Cioni is born.
- 1975 – Jason Marsden is born.
- 1979 – Star Wars Weekly 48 published.
- 1995 – Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures 6 published.
- 2000 – Star Wars Insider 47 is published.
- 2001 – Cherriielle is born.
- 2003 – Coruscant and the Core Worlds published.
- 2003 – Star Wars Insider 65 is released for subscribers.
- 2017 – The novelization of the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story published in hardcover.
- 2017 – The Phantom Menace Read-Along Storybook and CD published.
- 2017 – Star Wars: Han Solo trade paperback published.
- 2017 – Star Wars: I Am a Stormtrooper published.
- 2017 – Rey to the Rescue! published.
- 2018 – Star Wars (2015) 41 published.
- 2018 – Star Wars: Forces of Destiny—Leia published.
- 2023 – Tales from the Rancor Pit published in bookstores.
- 2023 – The High Republic: The Battle of Jedha published.
- 2023 – The Book of Boba Fett Junior Novel published.
- 2024 – Darth Vader (2020) 42 published.
- 2024 – The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight 4 published.
