May 4 is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years). There are 241 days remaining.
May 4 is often known as "Star Wars Day". It is jokingly said: "May the 4th be with you", in reference to the popular phrase in Star Wars: "May the Force be with you."
The phrase dates back to at least 1979, on the day Margaret Thatcher was elected Britain's first woman prime minister. Her party took out a newspaper ad in the London Evening News that said "May the Fourth be with you, Maggie. Congratulations."[1]
On May 2nd, 2019, the state of California's legislature voted and officially declared May 4th as "Star Wars Day" in recognition of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge opening later in the month of May.[2]
- 1939 – Paul Gleason is born.
- 1985 – Return of the Jedi Weekly 98 published.
- 1998 – I, Jedi published.
- 2002 – "A Jedi's Weapon" published as part of Free Comic Book Day.
- 2013 – Star Wars: The Assassination of Darth Vader published as part of Free Comic Book Day.
- 2014 – The first full-length trailer for Star Wars Rebels is released.
- 2016 – Poe Dameron 2 published.
- 2016 – "Attack of the Conscience" airs on Disney XD.
- 2017 – Adventures in Wild Space: The Rescue published.
- 2017 – Star Wars: A New Hope published.
- 2017 – Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back published.
- 2017 – Star Wars: Return of the Jedi published.
- 2017 – Star Wars: The Doodles Strike Back published.
- 2017 – Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Graphics published.
- 2017 – Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel published in a new format in the U.K.
- 2018 – "Chopper and Friends" airs on YouTube.
- 2018 – "Monster Misunderstanding" airs on YouTube.
- 2018 – "Art History" airs on YouTube.
- 2018 – "Porgs!" airs on YouTube.
- 2018 – "Perilous Pursuit" airs on YouTube.
- 2018 – "Traps and Tribulations" airs on YouTube.
- 2018 – "A Disarming Lesson" airs on YouTube.
- 2019 – Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019 released.
- 2020 – Star Wars: The Clone Wars series finale "Victory and Death" airs on Disney+.
- 2020 – Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian premieres on Disney+ with "Directing".
- 2020 – Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker premieres on Disney+.
- 2020 – Star Wars Resistance Season One premieres on Disney+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
- 2020 – Star Wars Resistance Season Two premieres on Disney+ in Australia and New Zealand.
- 2020 – LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars premieres on Disney+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
- 2020 – Doctor Aphra 1 published digitally.
- 2020 – The soundtrack for the last four episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars season seven released.
- 2021 – Star Wars: Guardians of the Whills: The Manga to be published.
- 2021 – The Mandalorian: Magnetic Fun to be published.
- 2021 – Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga: The Official Movie Companion to be published.
Notes and references
Bibliography
- Star Wars Day - May the Fourth Official Site on StarWars.com (backup link)
- The History of May the 4th on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Celebrate May the 4th in #SWTOR on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- Celebrate May the 4th! on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
External links
- May 4 on Wikipedia
- Star Wars Day on Wikipedia