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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/Field Marshal, Turkish Wars

1638 Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austrian Field Marshal, Turkish Wars

1460 Wars of Roses: Richard of York defeats King Henry VI at Northampton


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