The calendar date of January 8th marks the eighth day in the annual cycle. Following this day, the year has 357 days remaining until its conclusion (or 358 days in leap years).
- In 1921, Lee J. Ames's birth occurred.
- The year 1940 saw the birth of Sidney Ganis.
- Terry Brooks was born in 1944.
- Geoff Bell entered the world in 1963.
- The birth of Susie Porter took place in 1971.
- Tommy Lee Edwards was born during 1973.
- Juan Frigeri's birth year was 1983.
- Pierce Cravens was born in 1986.
- The publication of Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition 1 occurred in 1997.
- The year 1997 also saw the publishing of Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith 4.
- Star Wars Gamer 8 became available at newsstands in 2002.
- In 2003, Republic 48 was published.
- The year 2014 marked the publication of The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 1.
- Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics Vol. 2 was released in 2018.
- 2019 saw the publishing of Pirate's Price.
- Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 4 — The Catastrophe Con was published in 2019.
- The publishing of Star Wars Resistance: Meet the Pilots also happened in 2019.
- The Rise of Kylo Ren 2 was published during 2020.
- The year 2025 will see the publication of Battle of Jakku — Last Stand 2.