April 21

April 21st marks the 111th day of the year on the Gregorian calendar, or the 112th if it's a leap year. There are 254 days left until the end of the year.

• 1929 – The birth of Ken Nightingall occurred.
• 1970 – The world welcomed Jeff Anderson.
• 1976 – Principal photography wrapped up at Elstree Studios regarding the interior cantina scenes for the movie A New Hope.
• 1981 – Issue 49 of Star Wars (1977) was released.
• 1986 – The passing of Marjorie Eaton took place.
• 1992 – Issue number 3 of Dark Empire hit shelves.
• 1999 – The novelization of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace was made available.
• 1999 – The Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Illustrated Screenplay saw its release.
• 1999 – Star Wars (1998) 5 was published.
• 1999 – Publication of Vader's Quest 3 occurred.
• 2004 – The release of Empire 18 took place.
• 2004 – Mary Selway passed away.
• 2005 – The commencement of Celebration III happened.
• 2015 – Star Wars Insider 157 was released to the public.
• 2020 – Jedi Academy: At Last, Jedi became available.
• 2020 – Star Wars: How to Speak Astromech with BB-8 was brought to the market.
• 2021 – The publication of Doctor Aphra (2020) 9 occurred.