The 3rd of October marks the 276th day in a standard year, and the 277th day in a leap year. Following this day, there are 89 days left until the year concludes.
- 1959 – The birth of Greg Proops occurred.
- 1975 – The birth of Greig Fraser occurred.
- 1979 – The release of Star Wars Weekly 84 took place.
- 1983 – The A New Beginning comic strip began its run with the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
- 1986 – The birth of Joonas Suotamo occurred.
- 1987 – The birth of Mousy McCallum occurred.
- 1995 – The release of Heir to the Empire 1 occurred.
- 2000 – The release of The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse occurred.
- 2001 – The release of Tag & Bink Are Dead 1 occurred.
- 2008 – The episodes "Ambush" and "Rising Malevolence" were broadcast on Cartoon Network, marking the premiere of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
- 2011 – The release of LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia occurred.
- 2012 – The release of Star Wars Omnibus: Clone Wars Volume 2: The Enemy on All Sides occurred.
- 2013 – So Uncivilized: Great Gunslingers in Star Wars Part 2 was published on StarWars.com.
- 2014 – Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion was broadcast on the Disney Channel.
- 2017 – The release of William Shakespeare's The Force Doth Awaken: Star Wars Part the Seventh occurred.
- 2017 – The release of Forces of Destiny: Daring Adventures: Volume 2 occurred.
- 2017 – "Teach You, I Will" was broadcast on YouTube.
- 2017 – The release of From a Certain Point of View occurred.
- 2017 – The release of the _From a Certain Point of View_ audiobook occurred.
- 2017 – The release of Star Wars Coding Projects occurred.
- 2018 – The 10th anniversary of Star Wars: The Clone Wars was celebrated.
- 2018 – The release of Star Wars (2015) 55 occurred.
- 2018 – The release of Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 1 occurred.
- 2019 – The release of Star Wars: Be More Leia occurred.
- 2023 – Queen's Hope was reprinted in paperback form.
- 2023 – The release of Star Wars: Galaxy of Stickers: The Dark Side occurred.
- 2023 – "Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord" was broadcast on Disney+.
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