April 5

April the 5th marks the 95th day in the Gregorian calendar year, or the 96th day if it's a leap year. There are 270 days left until the year concludes.

• In 1939, the world welcomed David Winters.
• In 1950, A. C. Crispin came into the world.
• Arthur Adams was born in 1963.
• Tasia Valenza entered the world in 1967.
• The year 1972 saw the birth of Thomas Hodges.
• April 5, 1978 marked the publication of Star Wars Weekly 9.
• On this day in 1986, Return of the Jedi Weekly 146 was released.
• The year 2000 saw the debut of Star Wars Handbook 3: Dark Empire.
• "Clone Wars Chapter 17" was broadcast on Cartoon Network in 2004.
• 2005 marked the release of LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game.
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.32 was published in 2012.
• In 2016, Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded hit the shelves.
• In 2016, _Star Wars_: Episode VII The Force Awakens premiered on DVD and Blu-ray.
• Star Wars (2015) 30 was published on this day in 2017.
• The release of Rogue One Adaptation 1 also occurred in 2017.
• "Han Solo vs. the Space Slug - The Escape Artist" aired on YouTube in 2019.
• The passing of Phil Eason occurred in 2021.
• 2022 saw the publication of Queen's Hope.
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Official Collectors Edition was released in 2022.
• The paperback edition of the Doctor Aphra script was published in 2022.
• In 2022, Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil was re-released in paperback as part of The Essential Legends Collection.
• _Darth Plagueis_ was also published in paperback as part of The Essential Legends Collection in 2022.
• 2022 also saw the paperback release of _Kenobi_ as part of The Essential Legends Collection.
• X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble was published in paperback as part of The Essential Legends Collection in 2022.
• The unabridged audiobook of X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble was released as part of The Essential Legends Collection in 2022.
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was released in 2022.
• "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire" was broadcast on Disney+ in 2023.
• Hidden Empire 5 was published in 2023.
• Star Wars (2020) 33 also saw publication in 2023.