March 5

March 5 is the 64th day of the year (65th in leap years). There are 301 days remaining.</noinclude>

1969 – Paul Blackthorne is born. 1971 – Yuri Lowenthal is born. 1977 – John Williams begins conducting and recording the Star Wars musical score. 1979 – Filming for The Empire Strikes Back begins. 1989 – Jake Lloyd is born. 1996 – Dark Empire Trade Paperback Preview released. 1997 – Star Wars: Dark Forces released on the Macintosh platform. 1997 – Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition 3 published. 2003 – Empire 6 published. 2009 – The Clone Wars: R2-D2's Adventure published. 2010 – The Written Word Hyperspace article published on StarWars.com. 2012 – Lost Tribe of the Sith: Secrets released. 2014 – The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 9 published. 2018 – Star Wars Rebels: "A Fool's Hope" and series finale "Family Reunion – and Farewell" air on Disney XD. 2019 – Queen's Shadow published. 2019 – The Prequel Trilogy Read-Along Storybook and CD Collection published. 2019 – Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Graphic Novel Adaptation published. 2024 – Star Wars Vol. 7: Dark Droids published. 2024 – Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad trade paperback published. 2024 – The High Republic: Defy the Storm published. 2024 – The High Republic: Defy the Storm audiobook released. 2025 – Jedi Knights 1 published. 2025 – "RJ Learns to Fly" released on StarWarsKids.com.

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