1940s

The year of 1944 marks the birth year of George Lucas Here is a chronological compilation of happenings during the 1940s that relate to the Star Wars universe.

Notable Births

Year 1940

January 7 – The arrival of Paul Weston .
January 8 – The arrival of Sidney Ganis .
February 28 – The arrival of Jim Baikie .
April 26 – The arrival of Harry Fielder .
May 5 – The arrival of Lance Henriksen .
May 7 – The arrival of Wayne Grace .
June 28 – The arrival of Richard Chew .
July 28 – The arrival of Phil Proctor .
August 26 – The arrival of Don LaFontaine .
August 31 – The arrival of Jack Thompson .
September 11 – The arrival of Brian De Palma .
September 23 – The arrival of Johnny Weissmuller Jr.
November 11 – The arrival of Roy Conrad .
November 22 – The arrival of Roy Thomas .
November 30 – The arrival of Graeme Campbell .
December 6 – The arrival of Richard Edlund .
? – The arrival of Hal Barwood .

Year 1941

January 12 – The arrival of Long John Baldry .
February 8 – The arrival of Nick Nolte .
March 17 – The arrival of Paul Kantner .
May 2 – The arrival of Paul Darrow .
May 5 – The arrival of Jon Foster .
June 1 – The arrival of Richard Donat .
June 15 – The arrival of Neal Adams .
June 28 – The arrival of Michael W. Royer .
July 10 – The arrival of Robert Pine .
July 29 – The arrival of David Warner .
August 4 – The arrival of Martin Jarvis .
August 6 – The arrival of Dianne Crittenden .
August 16 – The arrival of Paul Hecht .
August 25 – The arrival of Dan Hennessey .
September 26 – The arrival of Tom Veitch .
November 11 – The arrival of Russell Horton .
December 10 – The arrival of Fionnula Flanagan .
December 10 – The arrival of Peter Michael Goetz .

Year 1942

January 29 – The arrival of Peter Sumner .
January 30 – The arrival of Marty Balin .
February 12 – The arrival of Terry Bisson .
February 13 – The arrival of Tom Jung .
March 27 – The arrival of Michael York .
April 14 – The arrival of Robert Dalva .
May 11 – The arrival of Terence McGovern .
June 18 – The arrival of Nick Tate .
July 13 – The arrival of Harrison Ford .
July 13 – The arrival of Tom Palmer .
September 5 – The arrival of Werner Herzog .
September 19 – The arrival of Victor Brandt .
November 1 – The arrival of Michael Fleisher .
December 6 – The arrival of Richard Miller .
December 26 – The arrival of Maria De Aragon .

Year 1943

March 27 – The arrival of Grant McCune .
May 10 – The arrival of David Clennon .
June 7 – The arrival of Michael Pennington .
June 13 – The arrival of Malcolm McDowell .
June 26 – The arrival of John Beasley .
July 12 – The arrival of Walter Murch .
August 11 – The arrival of Christine Hewett .
August 14 – The arrival of John Costanza .
November 10 – The arrival of William Hoyland .
November 11 – The arrival of Dave Cockrum .
November 16 – The arrival of Juan Giménez .
December 26 – The arrival of Aggie Guerard Rodgers .

Year 1944

January 8 – The arrival of Terry Brooks .
January 13 – The arrival of Mike Edmonds .
January 28 – The arrival of Andrew Jack .
February 3 – The arrival of Trisha Noble .
February 19 – The arrival of Donald F. Glut .
February 25 – The arrival of Roger Christian .
May 12 – The arrival of Sara Kestelman .
May 14 – The arrival of George Lucas .
May 19 – The arrival of Peter Mayhew .
May 25 – The arrival of Frank Oz .
June 18 – The arrival of Colin Skeaping .
June 24 – The arrival of Julian Holloway .
July 14 – The arrival of Alex Tavoularis .
August 11 – The arrival of Ian McDiarmid .
August 25 – The arrival of Anthony Heald .
September 7 – The arrival of Andy Bradford .
October 2 – The arrival of Larry Ward .
November 22 – The arrival of Paul Brooke .
November 26 – The arrival of Michael Gregory .
? – The arrival of David Acomba .

Year 1945

January 4 – The arrival of Pauline Rennie .
February 16 – The arrival of Jeremy Bulloch .
March 31 – The arrival of Edwin Catmull .
April 1 – The arrival of John Barbata .
April 2 – The arrival of Linda Hunt .
April 12 – The arrival of Laura Esterman .
May 22 – The arrival of Carlos Garzón .
June 6 – The arrival of David Dukes .
June 14 – The arrival of Stephen J. Sansweet .
July 20 – The arrival of Harrison Ellenshaw .
August 7 – The arrival of Graeme Blundell .
September 8 – The arrival of Willard Huyck .
September 17 – The arrival of Bruce Spence .
October 4 – The arrival of Marcia Lucas .
October 8 – The arrival of Bill E. Martin .
October 19 – The arrival of John Lithgow .
November 14 – The arrival of Paul Hirsch .
November 26 – The arrival of Daniel Davis .
? – The arrival of William C. Dietz .
? – The arrival of Robin Scobey .

Year 1946

February 14 – The arrival of Toby Philpott .
February 21 – The arrival of Anthony Daniels .
February 25 – The arrival of Rick Geary .
March 12 – The arrival of Frank Welker .
April 7 – The arrival of Stan Winston .
April 19 – The arrival of Tim Curry .
May 12 – The arrival of L. Neil Smith .
May 23 – The arrival of Anthony May .
July 16 – The arrival of Richard LeParmentier .
August 2 – The arrival of James Howe .
August 19 – The arrival of Christopher Malcolm .
September 2 – The arrival of Walter Simonson .
September 26 – The arrival of Louise Simonson .
September 26 – The arrival of Togo Igawa .
October 5 – The arrival of Vic Armstrong .
October 22 – The arrival of Richard McGonagle .
November 1 – The arrival of Dennis Muren .
November 18 – The arrival of Alan Dean Foster .
December 16 – The arrival of Charles Dennis .
December 18 – The arrival of Steven Spielberg .
? – The arrival of Ernie Fosselius .
? – The arrival of Carol Titelman .
? – The arrival of Ian Gibson .

Year 1947

January 10 – The arrival of George Alec Effinger .
January 27 – The arrival of Peter Burroughs .
February 1 – The arrival of Tony Baxter .
March 19 – The arrival of Dermot Crowley .
March 22 – The arrival of Tony Pope .
March 26 – The arrival of John Morton .
April 3 – The arrival of Pat Proft .
April 6 – The arrival of John Ratzenberger .
April 11 – The arrival of Meshach Taylor .
May 2 – The arrival of David Ankrum .
June 29 – The arrival of Michael Carter .
July 23 – The arrival of John Dicks .
August 13 – The arrival of John Stocker .
August 22 – The arrival of Mark Siegel .
August 31 – The arrival of Steve Perry .
September 4 – The arrival of Jeffery Kissoon .
September 6 – The arrival of Keone Young .
September 12 – The arrival of Christopher Neame .
September 20 – The arrival of Steve Gerber .
September 22 – The arrival of David Jones .
September 27 – The arrival of Denis Lawson .
October 16 – The arrival of Guy Siner .
October 27 – The arrival of Angus MacInnes .
November 6 – The arrival of Carolyn Seymour .
November 6 – The arrival of Vivienne Chandler .
November 12 – The arrival of Carlos Ezquerra .
November 17 – The arrival of James Warwick .
December 22 – The arrival of Brian Daley .
December 30 – The arrival of James Kahn .
? – The arrival of James Luceno .

Year 1948

January 7 – The arrival of Jarion Monroe .
January 14 – The arrival of Carl Weathers .
January 23 – The arrival of Ann Sachs .
March 16 – The arrival of Margaret Weis .
April 30 – The arrival of Perry King .
May 3 – The arrival of Larry Brandenburg .
May 6 – The arrival of David Michelinie .
May 27 – The arrival of Pete Sears .
June 12 – The arrival of Len Wein .
July 5 – The arrival of William Hootkins .
July 12 – The arrival of Ben Burtt .
July 25 – The arrival of David Esch .
July 30 – The arrival of Carel Struycken .
August 4 – The arrival of Ian Liston .
August 19 – The arrival of Ian McElhinney .
August 28 – The arrival of Vonda N. McIntyre .
November 23 – The arrival of Bruce Vilanch .
November 24 – The arrival of John Alvin .
December 9 – The arrival of Robert Blalack .
December 21 – The arrival of Samuel L. Jackson .
? – The arrival of James Sherman .

Year 1949

January 7 – The arrival of George Buza .
January 14 – The arrival of Lawrence Kasdan .
January 18 – The arrival of Jamie Alcroft .
February 2 – The arrival of Brent Spiner .
February 17 – The arrival of Don Scardino .
February 18 – The arrival of Pat Fraley .
April 8 – The arrival of John Madden .
April 20 – The arrival of John Ostrander .
April 24 – The arrival of Peter Friedman .
June 7 – The arrival of Larry Hama .
June 11 – The arrival of Sherman Howard .
June 11 – The arrival of Steve Moore .
June 16 – The arrival of Kale Browne .
June 18 – The arrival of Keith Swaden .
June 29 – The arrival of Greg Burson .
July 10 – The arrival of Winston Rekert .
July 18 – The arrival of John Wagner .
July 25 – The arrival of Alex Wald .
August 16 – The arrival of Barbara Goodson .
August 24 – The arrival of Charles Rocket .
September 16 – The arrival of Ed Begley, Jr.
September 28 – The arrival of Jim Henshaw .
October 30 – The arrival of Paul Engelen .
November 7 – The arrival of Bennet Guillory .
November 22 – The arrival of Anthony Smee .
December 28 – The arrival of Hilton McRae .
? – The arrival of Pat Mills .

Key Events

May 13 , 1943 – The establishment of ABC took place.
1944 – The establishment of Pocket Jeunesse took place.
1946 – The establishment of Sony took place.
1947 – The establishment of Kenner Products took place.
1948 – The establishment of Toys "R" Us took place.

1940s

Notable Births

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