November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years), with 56 days remaining.
- 1922 – Peter Barbour is born.
- 1996 – Premiere of Return of the Jedi: "Tatooine Haunts" aired on National Public Radio.
- 1997 – X-Wing Rogue Squadron 24 published.
- 2002 – Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast released on the Mac platform.
- 2002 – Star Wars Insider 63 published.
- 2003 – Gilda Cohen dies.
- 2010 – "Evil Plans" airs on Cartoon Network.
- 2013 – Death Star Owner's Technical Manual published.
- 2016 – "Imperial Supercommandos" airs on Disney XD.
- 2018 – YT-1300 Millennium Falcon Owners' Workshop Manual published in the UK.
- 2019 – Resistance Reborn published.
- 2019 – Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook published.
- 2019 – Star Wars Dollar Origami published.
- 2020 – "Wrapping Up The Falcon," "Sithmas Battle," "All I Want For Life Day," "Reindeer Walker" and "Snowflake Snack" premiere on the Star Wars Kids YouTube channel.
- 2024 – The Mandalorian – The Graphic Novel of Season 3 published in the UK.
- 2024 – Star Wars Bestiary, Vol. 1: Creatures of the Galaxy published.
- 2024 – The Force Unleashed reprinted as part of The Essential Legends Collection.
- 2024 – The Force Unleashed unabridged audiobook released as part of The Essential Legends Collection.
- 2024 – The Han Solo Adventures reprinted as part of The Essential Legends Collection.
- 2024 – X-Wing: Solo Command reprinted as part of The Essential Legends Collection.
- 2024 – X-Wing: Solo Command unabridged audiobook released as part of The Essential Legends Collection.