2005 Revenge of the Sith (Star Wars III) is released
1994 Peter Cushing, actor (Star Wars, Dr. Who), dies of cancer at 81
1993 Maroun Bagdadi, director/writer (Little Wars, Veiled Man), dies at 42
1992 Mariel Hemmingway appears nude on TV show Civil Wars
1989 U.K. physicist Stephen Hawking calls Star Wars a "deliberate fraud"
1986 U.S. Senate votes for SDI-project, Star Wars
1983 "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released
1983 U.S. president Ronald Reagan introduces "Star Wars" missile defense plan (SDI)
1978 4th People's Choice Awards: Star Wars, Carol Burnett and Bob Hope
1977 "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band," by Meco hits #1
1977 Movie "Star Wars" debuts
1964 Debi Mazar, born in Queens, New York, actress, Civil Wars, Little Man Tate, LA Law
1962 Sharon Lawrence, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, actress, Civil Wars, New YorkPD Blue, Fired Up
1961 Mariel Hemingway, Ketchum Id, actress, Personal Best, Civil Wars
1956 Carrie Fisher, Beverly Hills, actress, Princess Lelia-Star Wars
1956 Joe Penny, London, actor, Gangster Wars, Riptide, Jake and the Fatman
1955 Roberta Wallach, New York City, actress, Civil Wars
1951 Alan Rosenberg, actor, Civil Wars, LA Law, Cybill
1951 Mark Hamill, born in Oakland California, actor, Luke Skywalker-Star Wars
1944 George Lucas, Modesto, California, director, Star Wars, Indiana Jones
1942 Harrison Ford, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Frantic
1940 Due to beanball wars, Spalding advertises batting helmet with earflaps
1934 Kenny Baker, actor, R2D2-Star Wars
1926 Gunter Meisner, born in Germany, actor, Between Wars, Quiller Memorandum
1922 Royal Dano, New York City, actor, Red Badge of Courage, Cocaine Wars, House II
1913 Peter Cushing, England, actor, Dracula, Star Wars, Dr. Who
1912 Kenny Baker, radio singer and actor, Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back
1818 Maratha Wars between British and Maratha Confederacy in India ends
1792 France declares war on Austria, starting French Revolutionary Wars
1729 Michael F B Freiherr von Melas, Austrian general, 7 Year Wars
1657 Guido Starhemberg, Austria earl/fieldmarshal, Turkish Wars
1638 Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austrian fieldmarshal, Turkish Wars
1460 Wars of Roses: Richard of York defeats King Henry VI at Northampton
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