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                                                                                              Timeline
                                                                                               Important dates
                                                                                                 in Star Wars
                                                                                                  history.


                                                                                          1934
                                                                                          Aug 24: R2-D2 actor Kenny
                                                                                          Baker is born.
                                                                                          1951
                                                                                          Sept 1: Novelist Timothy Zhan,
                                                                                          creator of Grand Admiral Thrawn,
                                                                                          is born.
                                                                                          1963
                                                                                          July 27: Donnie Yen (Chirrut
                                                                                          Îmwe in Rogue One: A Star Wars
                                                                                          Story) is born.

                                                                                          1973
                                                                                          Aug 2: Star Wars Rebels co-
                                                                                          creator, writer and executive
                                                                                          producer Simon Kinberg is born.

                                                                                          1974
                                                                                          Aug 23: Martial arts expert Ray
                                                                                          Park (Darth Maul) is born.
                                                                                          1983
                                                                                          Sept 25: Donald Glover (Lando
                                                                                          Calrissian in Solo: A Star Wars
                                                                                          Story) is born.
                                                                                          1985
                                                                                          Sept 7: Star Wars Droids and Star
                                                                                          Wars: Ewoks debut on the ABC
                                                                                          Television Network.
                                                                                          2004
                                                                                          Sept 20: LucasArts release the
                                                                                          original Star Wars: Battlefront
                                                                                          videogame on PC, Xbox and
                                                                                          PlayStation 2.
                                                                                          2007
                                                                                          Aug 29: Dark Horse Comics
                 X-wings Standing By                                                      publish a PhotoComic
                                                                                          adaptation of Star Wars:
                                                                                          The Phantom Menace.
                 Fantasy Flight Games get set for a new attack run                        2008
                                                                                          Aug 15: Star Wars: The Clone
                         aunched in 2012, the Star   and introduces ships and events from   Wars is released in cinemas.
                  L      Wars: X-wing Miniatures   Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) to
                         Game has always stayed on
                                                   the mix. The Core Set gives new players
                         target, becoming a massive   everything they need to jump into
                 hit with tactical tabletop gamers (and   a starship and blow things up, with
                 thermal exhaust ports) everywhere.  expansion packs to grow your forces
                    Now Fantasy Flight Games have   and conversion kits also available, the
                 introduced the X-wing Second Edition,   latter enabling established players to
                 updating and enhancing the easy-  bring their entire collection of ships
                 to-learn game of space combat with   into play in the second edition.
                 refined gameplay that “focuses on    Get your X-wing Second Edition

                 the physical act of fl ying starships,”   flight orders at xwing.com



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