May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years). There are 229 days remaining.
- 1967 – Ramon Tikaram is born.
- 1972 – Khary Payton is born.
- 1973 – Adam Rex is born.
- 1979 – Star Wars Weekly 64 published.
- 1982 – Tiya Sircar is born.
- 1990 – Thomas Brodie-Sangster is born.
- 1984 – Return of the Jedi Weekly 48 published.
- 1995 – Droids 2 published.
- 1999 – Twelve cities host charity premieres for Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.
- 2001 – Jedi vs. Sith 2 published.
- 2002 – Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones released worldwide.
- 2002 – HoloNet News Vol. 531 56 published
- 2005 – Star Wars: Journey Through Space published.
- 2005 – Star Wars: What is a Wookiee? published.
- 2007 – Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection Volume 3: Darth Maul published.
- 2007 – Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Volume 2: Flashpoint published.
- 2007 – Rebellion 6 published.
- 2012 – Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 4 published.
- 2014 – Production begins on Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens at London's Pinewood Studios.
- 2018 – Poe Dameron 27 published.
- 2018 – Star Wars Battlefront II's Han Solo Season begins.
- 2023 – Brotherhood reprinted in paperback.
- 2025 – "A Mission to Remember / The Bounty Hunter and the Thief" aired on Disney Junior.
