October 12 is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years). There are 80 days remaining.
- 1979 – Han Solo's Revenge published.
- 1985 – "The New King" of Star Wars: Droids aired on ABC.
- 1985 – "The Tree of Light" of Star Wars: Ewoks aired on ABC.
- 2000 – Shadow Star published.
- 2001 – Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika trade paperback released.
- 2004 – Heir to the Empire, The Last Command, The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime, The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught, and The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest abridged cassettes re-released.
- 2005 – Star Wars: Empire 36: The Wrong Side of the War, Part 1 published.
- 2010 – The Making of The Empire Strikes Back published.
- 2010 – Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II demo is released.
- 2011 – Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Strange Allies published.
- 2011 – Star Wars: Invasion: Revelations 4 published.
- 2011 – Star Wars: The Old Republic—The Lost Suns 5 published.