0 BBY

0 BBY (Before Battle of Yavin) was a period of time that, combined with 0 ABY (After Battle of Yavin), made up a single year. This year was also known as 3277 LY according to the Lothal Calendar and year 7977 in the C.R.C. calendar.
==Events==
*Princess Leia Organa receives the plans to the Death Star and gives them to R2-D2 before being captured by the Empire and imprisoned on the Death Star.
*Emperor Palpatine dissolves the Imperial Senate and establishes a royal dictatorship.
*Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker join the Rebel Alliance.
*The Empire successfully tests the newly fully operational superlaser of the Death Star and destroys the planet Alderaan.
*Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Han Solo, and Chewbacca rescue Princess Leia aboard the Death Star.
*Obi-Wan Kenobi is killed by Darth Vader aboard the Death Star.
*Luke Skywalker successfully destroys the Death Star during the Battle of Yavin.
==Battles== 
*Secret mission to Tatooine
*The Disaster
*Rescue of Princess Leia
*Battle of Yavin
==Deaths==
*During the Disaster
**Breha Organa
**Bail Prestor Organa
*Obi-Wan Kenobi during the rescue of Princess Leia
*During the Battle of Yavin
**Jon Vander
**Garven Dreis
**Conan Antonio Motti
**Wilhuff Tarkin
**Wullf Yularen
**Zurich Randolph
Category:Years in the Imperial Era