October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year, with 90 days remaining.
- 1944 – Larry Ward is born.
- 1960 – Barbara Kesel is born.
- 1962 – Jeff Bennett is born.
- 1964 – Elizabeth Wein is born.
- 1969 – Natasha Little is born.
- 1972 – Matt Bouchard is born.
- 1982 – Amanda Hale is born.
- 1991 – Antony Del Rio is born.
- 1996 – X-Wing: The Krytos Trap published.
- 2001 – Star Wars Insider 56 published.
- 2002 – Empire 2 published.
- 2002 – The Official Star Wars Fact File 40 published.
- 2005 – Hamilton Camp dies.
- 2008 – The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: The Way of the Jedi published.
- 2008 – The Clone Wars: Prelude webcomic, first instalment in The Clone Wars webcomic series, posted on StarWars.com.
- 2008 – The Clone Wars: Shakedown webcomic published online.
- 2008 – HoloNet News — A Galaxy Divided podcast released online.
- 2009 – The Clone Wars: Season Two premieres with "Holocron Heist" and "Cargo of Doom" on Cartoon Network.
- 2012 – The Essential Reader's Companion published.
- 2015 – The Star Wars Trilogy reprinted as part of the Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions series.
- 2017 – "Tracker Trouble" airs on YouTube.
- 2018 – Galactic Adventures Storybook Collection published.
- 2018 – Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Menace Revealed Vol. 1 published.
- 2018 – Star Wars: Search Your Feelings published.
- 2018 – Lando's Luck published
- 2018 – Choose Your Destiny: A Luke & Leia Adventure published.
- 2018 – Star Wars: Be More Vader published.
- 2018 – Star Wars: Be More Yoda published.
- 2019 – Doctor Aphra (2016) 37 published.
- 2019 – Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 1 published.
- 2019 – Star Wars (2015) 72 published.
- 2020 – Star Wars: Squadrons released.
- 2024 – Battle of Jakku — Insurgency Rising 1 published.
- 2024 – Inquisitors 4 published.
