May 12 is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years). There are 233 days remaining.
- 1938 – Jacob Witkin is born.
- 1944 – Sara Kestelman is born.
- 1946 – L. Neil Smith is born.
- 1955 – John Chapman is born.
- 1964 – Deborah Kara Unger is born.
- 1969 – Melleny Brown is born.
- 1978 – Anna Graves is born.
- 1983 – Domhnall Gleeson is born.
- 1983 – Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novel published.
- 1983 – The Star Wars Question & Answer Book About Computers published.
- 1986 – Eugene Cordero is born.
- 1987 – The Star Wars Trilogy published.
- 1997 – Galaxy of Fear: The Nightmare Machine published.
- 1997 – Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy published.
- 1999 – Advance ticket sales begin for Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.
- 1999 – Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 2 published.
- 2003 – Lucasfilm Animation is founded.
- 2003 – Star Wars Insider 68 is released for subscribers.
- 2004 – Empire 19 published.
- 2006 – "Firepower" made available on Hyperspace.
- 2009 – "The Battle of Turak IV" is added to StarWars.com.
- 2010 – Star Wars: A Scanimation Book published.
- 2021 – The High Republic (2021) 5 published.
- 2021 – Star Wars (2020) 13 published.
