October

1 October

Margaret Towner is born (1920)
Margaret Towner was born today in 1920 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, before moving to the UK at the age of 5. Margaret was a veteran British stage, film, and television actress. In 1999 she played the part of Jira in The Phantom Menace. 

2 October

The Clone Wars Season 2, Episode 1 first aired (2009)
Season 2 of The Clone Wars animated TV series, marketed under the name Rise of the Bounty Hunters, aired today in 2009 on Cartoon Network, starting with the episodes "Holocron Heist" and "Cargo of Doom". 

3 October

Joonas Suotamo is born (1986)
Today in 1986, in Espoo, Finland, Joonas Suotamo was born. The actor & basketball player was the body double for Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca in The Force Awakens. Joonas 'was' Chewbacca in The Last Jedi and played the role again in Solo.

Other events on this day...
The Clone Wars Season 1, Episode 1 first aired (2008)
Rebels Season 1, Episode 1 first aired (2014)

4 October

Star Wars: Alien Archive is published (2018)
In 2018, the book 'Star Wars: Alien Archive' was published in the UK today. It is a canon reference book, presented from the in-universe perspective, that details various species (both alien races and 'creatures') in the Star Wars galaxy. 

5 October

The Force Unleashed II is published (2010)
Today in 2010, the novelisation of the game The Force Unleashed II was published. Written by Sean Williams, the novel follows Starkiller - Vader's apprentice - as he throws off the yoke of the Empire and sees to make his own destiny.

6 October

John Knoll is born (1962)
Today in 1962 John Knoll was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. John is a visual effects supervisor & chief creative officer at Industrial Light & Magic. He worked as visual effects supervisor on the Prequel Trilogy and the special editions of the OT.

7 October

Resistance Season 1, Episode 1 first aired (2018)
In 2018, the first, two-part, episode of Star Wars: Resistance aired today on the Disney Channel. In 'The Recruit' X-wing pilot Kazuda Xiono is recruited for the Resistance and is assigned to a remote fueling station to spy on the First Order.

8 October

Troy Denning is born (1961)
Today in 1958 Troy Denning was born in the USA. Troy is a prolific author, with many novels set in the Dungeons and Dragons worlds. But, between 2001 and 2013, he wrote 12 Star Wars novels; now all considered Legends.

9 October

Brian Blessed is born (1936)
Brian Blessed was born today in 1936 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, UK.  Beginning in the 1960s Brian's had a varied acting career in TV & film, with notable roles including Vultan in Flash Gordon. In 1999 Brian portrayed the Gungan leader, Boss Nass.

10 October

Michael Giacchino is born (1967)
Today in 1967, in Riverside, New Jersey, Michael Giancchino was born. He is a composer of music for films, television and video games. In 2016 he composed the score for Rogue One, the first live-action Star Wars film not scored by John Williams.

11 October

Ahsoka novel is published (2016)
On this day in 2016, Disney-Lucasfilm Press released the young-adult novel: Ahsoka. Written by E. K Johnston, the novel focusses on Ahsoka Tano's time after leaving the Jedi Order during the Clone Wars and before she joined the nascent Rebellion.

12 October

Pablo Hidalgo is born (1974)
​Today in 1974 Pablo Hidalgo was born in Santiago, Chile. With a varied career within the Star Wars fandom and official Lucasfilm roles, Pablo has produced content for starwars.com, West End Games, Marvel & the Lucasfilm Story Group. 

13 October

Wayne Pygram is born (1959)
Today in Cootamundra, Australia, Wayne Pygram was born in 1959. Mainly known for his dual role of Scorpius and Harvey on the show Farscape, in 2005 Wayne played the part of Wilhuff Tarkin in Revenge of the Sith.

14 October

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion released on DVD (2014)
In 2014, Lucasfilm released on disc Episodes 1&2 of Rebels Season 1: Spark of Rebellion. The episodes blend together to become a 45 minute animated television movie. Set 5 years before A New Hope the story focusses on the crew of the Ghost.

15 October

Larry Ward died (2007)
Linguist and actor Larry Ward died today in 2007 in Stockton, California. Larry provided the voice for both Greedo in A New Hope in 1977 and Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi in 1983.

16 October

Rebels Season 4, Episode 1 first aired (2017)
Today in 2017, the first episode of the final season of Rebels premiered on Disney XD. Episode 1 of Season 4 was entitled Heroes of Mandalore and sees Sabine leading a mission to free her father from the Empire. 

17 October

Felicity Jones is born (1983)
Felicity Jones was born today in Birmingham, UK in 1983. An accomplished actress Felicity was nominated for an Academy Award in 2014 for her role in The Theory of Everything. In 2016 she starred as Jyn Erso in Rogue One. 

Other events on this day...
Guy Henry is born (1960)
Erin Kellyman is born (1998)

18 October

John Hollis died (2005)
Today in 2005 , John Hollis died in London. John was a British actor who has appeared in a number of iconic movies including Superman I, II and IV, and James Bond 'For Your Eyes Only'. In 1980 he played Lobot in The Empire Strikes Back.

19 October

Jon Favreau is born (1966)
Today In 1966, in Queens, New York, Jon Favreau was born. A longtime fan of Star Wars, Jon provided the voice of Pre Vizsla in the Clone Wars, and played Rio Durant in Solo. In 2019, The Mandalorian aired and Jon was the writer & executive producer.

Other events on this day...
Vanessa Marshall is born (1969)​

20 October

Sam Witwer is born (1977)
Sam Witwer was born today in 1977 in Glenview, Illinois. Sam is an actor and voice actor who voiced Starkiller in The Force Unleashed, the Son in The Clone Wars and Palpatine in Rebels. He voiced Darth Maul in The Clone Wars, Rebels and Solo.

21 October

Carrie Fisher is born (1956)
Today in 1956, in Burbank, California, Carrie Fisher was born. Carrie was & always will be a Princess to all fans of cinema. For us she epitomised the strength & passion of the Rebel Alliance, captured in her performance as Princess Leia Organa.

22 October

Alan Ladd Jr is born (1937)
Today in Los Angeles, California, in 1937, Alan Ladd Jr (the film industry executive and producer) was born. He approached Fox President Gordon Stulberg in the 1970s to request consideration for making Star Wars, opening the door so to speak.

23 October

Emilia Clark is born (1986)
In London, today in 1986, Emilia Clarke was born. Emilia rose to international prominence for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the  series Game of Thrones. In 2018 she played the character Qi'ra in the movie Solo: A Star Wars Story.

24 October

Amy Allen is born (1976)
​Today in 1976, in Burbank, California, Amy Allen was born. A production assistant with Industrial Light and Magic at the time Attack of the Clones was being filmed, Amy was chosen to play Jedi Knight Aayla Secura, a Twi'lek with distinctive head tails and blue skin.

25 October

Nika Futterman is born (1969)
In 1969, today in New York, Nika Futterman was born. A skilled voice actress, from 2008 until 2011 Nika played Asajj Ventress in The Clone Wars animated show, as well as reprising the role in various computer games based upon the show.

26 October

Republic Commando: Hard Contact is published (2004)
Today in 2004 Republic Commando: Hard Contact was published. Written by Karen Traviss, the novel was a tie-in to the video game Star Wars: Republic Commando & the 1st novel in the Republic Commando series; set 22 years before the Battle of Yavin. 

27 October

Mat Lucas is born (1977)
Mat Lucas was born today in Carson City, Nevada in 1977. He is a voice actor who voiced Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Clone Wars. He reprised the role in the video games Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Battlefront II and The Clone Wars. 

28 October

Gwendoline Christie is born (1978)
Today in 1978, in Worthing, West Sussex, Gwendoline Christie was born. Perhaps best known for portraying Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones, Gwendoline played First Order Captain Phasma in The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017).

29 October

Adam Bareham is born (1953)
Today in 1953 Adam Bareham was born in Bromley, London. Adam has primarily been a UK TV actor appearing in a number of shows including Wycliffe, Minder, Doc Martin, Pie in the Sky and The Bill. In 1983 he portrayed Jhoff in Return of the Jedi.

30 October

Disney buys Lucasfilm (2012)
In 2012, on this day The Walt Disney Company officially completed the acquisition of Lucasfilm and announced the creation of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.

31 October

Halloween
Today's the day that historically all the little witches, zombies and ghosts head out in search of treats. In more recent years they have been joined by little Darth Vaders, Stormtroopers and Darth Mauls.

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