The 16th of July marks the 197th day of the year (or the 198th day in a leap year), leaving 168 days until the year concludes.
- In 1946, Richard LeParmentier entered the world.
- The year 1952 saw the birth of Stewart Copeland.
- Principal photography wrapped up for A New Hope in 1976.
- Issue 125 of The Empire Strikes Back Weekly hit shelves in 1980.
- 1985 saw the release of Star Wars (1977) 100.
- Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 7: Far, Far Away was available in 2003.
- 2009 marked the online debut of The Clone Wars: Hunting the Hunters (Part II) on StarWars.com.
- Issue number 3 of Star Wars: Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir was released in 2014.
- Also in 2014, Part 28 of The Official Star Wars Fact File was published.
- Alan Kupperberg passed away in 2015.
- "Ewok Escape" premiered on Disney Channel in 2017.
- Also in 2017, "The Padawan Path" was broadcast on Disney Channel.
- Madison Lloyd died in 2018.
- 2019 saw the publication of Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Newspaper Strips Vol. 2.
- Additionally, Star Wars: Who's Who in the Galaxy: Character Storybook was released in 2019.
- In 2021, "Rescue on Ryloth" was shown on Disney+.
- "The Acolyte" was broadcast on Disney+ in 2024.
- The year 2024 also saw the release of Star Wars Legends: The Thrawn Trilogy.