August 31 is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining.
- 1935 – Diane Polley is born.
- 1940 – Jack Thompson is born.
- 1947 – Steve Perry is born.
- 1962 – Dee Bradley Baker is born.
- 1964 – Mark Lewis Jones is born.
- 1982 – G. Willow Wilson is born.
- 1983 – Return of the Jedi Weekly 11 published.
- 1985 – Return of the Jedi Weekly 115 published.
- 1991 – Mimi Ndiweni is born.
- 1996 – Shawn Valdez dies.
- 1998 – Star Wars Insider 39 published.
- 2004 – The Star Wars Trilogy reprinted in trade paperback format.
- 2005 – Michael Sheard dies.
- 2006 – What's The Story? Round 6 published in the Databank.
- 2011 – Star Wars Adventures: Chewbacca and the Slavers of the Shadowlands published.
- 2014 – Stan Goldberg dies.
- 2016 – Han Solo 3 published.
- 2016 – Star Wars Rebels Magazine 22 published in Germany.
- 2017 – Rise of the Empire published.
- 2021 – The High Republic: Tempest Runner released.
- 2021 – "Star Wars Inside Intel: Mustafar" published on StarWars.com.
- 2022 – Obi-Wan 4 published.
