July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year, with 172 days remaining.
- 1943 – Walter Murch is born.
- 1948 – Ben Burtt is born.
- 1962 – Christopher Corey Smith is born.
- 1975 – Phil Lord is born.
- 1977 – Star Wars (1977) 4 published. The cover date is October.
- 1978 – Star Wars Weekly 23 published.
- 1979 – Omid Abtahi is born.
- 1989 – Star Tours opens at Tokyo Disneyland.
- 2006 – Legacy (2006) 2 published.
- 2016 – Star Wars: I Am a Sith published.
- 2017 – Doctor Aphra (2016) 9 published.
- 2017 – Darth Vader (2017) 3 published.
- 2019 – "Han and Chewie - A Lifelong Partnership" airs on YouTube.
- 2022 – Ronin: A Visions Novel published in paperback.
- 2022 – Star Wars: Be More Obi-Wan published.
- 2022 – Star Wars: Galactic Baking Gift Set edition published.
- 2023 – Bounty Hunters 36 published.
- 2023 – Darth Vader (2020) 36 published.
- 2024 – Shadows of the Galaxy published.