August 2 is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining.
- 1946 – James Howe is born.
- 1970 – Kevin Smith is born.
- 1973 – Simon Kinberg is born.
- 1978 – Star Wars Weekly 26 published.
- 1981 – Eddie Byrne dies.
- 1994 – Tales of the Jedi – The Freedon Nadd Uprising 1 published.
- 2001 – The Dark Side Sourcebook published.
- 2012 – Mark Klastorin dies.
- 2016 – Ultimate Sticker Collection: Star Wars: Vile Villains released.
- 2016 – Chaos at the Castle released.
- 2017 – Darth Vader (2017) 4 published.
- 2017 – Rogue One Adaptation 5 published.
- 2017 – Star Wars Rebels Magazine 34 published.
- 2017 – "The Storms of Taul" airs on Disney XD.
- 2022 – Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil published in paperback.
- 2022 – Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter published in paperback as part of The Essential Legends Collection.
- 2022 – Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter unabridged audiobook released as part of The Essential Legends Collection.
- 2022 – Death Troopers published in paperback as part of The Essential Legends Collection.
- 2022 – X-Wing: The Krytos Trap published in paperback as part of The Essential Legends Collection.
- 2022 – X-Wing: The Krytos Trap unabridged audiobook released as part of The Essential Legends Collection.
- 2022 – Star Wars Insider 212 published.
- 2023 – Episodes 8 - 13 of Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures premiered on Disney+.
- 2023 – Dark Droids 1 published.
- 2023 – Hyperspace Stories 7 published.
- 2023 – Yoda 10 published.
- 2024 – Young Jedi Adventures Season Two shorts aired on Disney Junior and Disney+.
