August 2

August 2nd marks the 214th day of the year on the Gregorian calendar, or the 215th if it's a leap year, leaving 151 days until the year concludes.

• In 1946, the world welcomed James Howe.
• Kevin Smith entered the world in 1970.
• 1973 saw the birth of Simon Kinberg.
• Issue 26 of Star Wars Weekly was released in 1978.
• Eddie Byrne passed away in 1981.
• In 1994, the first issue of Tales of the Jedi – The Freedon Nadd Uprising made its debut.
• 2001 saw the publication of The Dark Side Sourcebook.
• Mark Klastorin died in 2012.
• Ultimate Sticker Collection: Star Wars: Vile Villains was released in 2016.
• Chaos at the Castle also came out in 2016.
• Darth Vader (2017) 4 was published in 2017.
• Also in 2017, Rogue One Adaptation 5 was released.
• Star Wars Rebels Magazine 34 was available in 2017 as well.
• "The Storms of Taul" aired on Disney XD in 2017.
• 2022 saw the paperback release of Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil.
• Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter was published in paperback as part of The Essential Legends Collection in 2022.
• The unabridged audiobook of Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter was released as part of The Essential Legends Collection in 2022.
• Death Troopers was published in paperback as part of The Essential Legends Collection in 2022.
• X-Wing: The Krytos Trap was published in paperback as part of The Essential Legends Collection in 2022.
• The unabridged audiobook of _X-Wing: The Krytos Trap_ was released as part of The Essential Legends Collection in 2022.
• Star Wars Insider 212 was also published in 2022.
• In 2023, Episodes 8 - 13 of Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures premiered on Disney+.
• _Dark Droids_ 1 was published in 2023.
• Hyperspace Stories 7 also came out in 2023.
• Yoda 10 was published in 2023 as well.
• 2024 saw the airing of Young Jedi Adventures Season Two shorts on Disney Junior and Disney+.