September 4

The calendar marks September 4th as the 247th day in a standard year, or the 248th in a leap year. We still have 118 days until the year concludes.

• 1920 – The birth of Craig Claiborne occurred.

• 1947 – The world welcomed Jeffery Kissoon.

• 1968 – John DiMaggio's birth is celebrated.

• 1980 – Issue number 132 of The Empire Strikes Back Weekly was released.

• 1987 – The passing of Richard Marquand took place.

• 1996 – The release of Classic Star Wars Box Set happened.

• 1996 – Publication of Shadows of the Empire 5 occurred.

• 2001 – _Star Wars Gamer_ 6 became available on newsstands.

• 2002 – The first issue of Empire was published.

• 2002 – Jango Fett: Open Seasons 4 saw its publication.

• 2002 – The Official Star Wars Fact File 36 was released to the public.

• 2007 – Issue 96 of Star Wars Insider was published.

• 2012 – Star Wars Insider 136 had its publication date.

• 2013 – The initial issue of The Star Wars came out.

• 2013 – Star Wars: Force Collection became available.

• 2013 – The Not-So Magnificent Seven was launched on StarWars.com.

• 2014 – Draw Star Wars Rebels was made available.

• 2015 – The event "Force Friday" took place – Stores worldwide opened at midnight, celebrating Star Wars alongside the release of merchandise for Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.

• 2015 – The Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens initiative commenced:

• _Aftermath_ saw its publication.

• Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure was published.

• Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure was released.

• The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure was made available.

• Lost Stars was published.

• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know was released to the public.

• Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy was published.

• Star Wars Look and Find was made available.

• Aftermath was published.

• Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure was published.

• Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure was released.

• The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure was made available.

• Lost Stars was published.

• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know was released to the public.

• Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy was published.

• Star Wars Look and Find was made available.

• 2018 – Publication of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Cinestory Comic occurred.

• 2018 – Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition was published.

• 2019 – The first issue of Jedi Fallen Order - Dark Temple was published.

• 2019 – Star Wars (2015) 71 saw its release.

• 2024 – Issue 1 of The Acolyte - Kelnacca was published.

• 2024 – The High Republic Adventures: Crash and Burn was released.

• 2024 – _The High Republic Adventures – Echoes of Fears_ 1 was published.