January 17

The year's count reaches its seventeenth day on January 17. Following this date, the year has 348 days remaining, or 349 in a leap year.

• 1931 – The birth of James Earl Jones occurred.
• 1957 – The birth of Ann Nocenti occurred.
• 1970 – The birth of Genndy Tartakovsky occurred.
• 1979 – Publication of Star Wars Weekly 50.
• 1984 – Publication of Star Wars (1977) 82.
• 1985 – The birth of Shea Standefer occurred.
• 1989 – The birth of Kelly Marie Tran occurred.
• 2007 – Publication of Star Wars: Empire: Volume Seven: The Wrong Side of the War.
• 2017 – The Fight in the Forest saw its publication.
• 2017 – Poe and the Missing Ship saw its publication.
• 2018 – Publication of Star Wars Adventures (2017) 6.
• 2018 – Publication of Star Wars (2015) 42.
• 2018 – Star Wars: Forces of Destiny—Hera saw its publication.
• 2020 – The grand opening of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland.
• 2022 – Release of the 5-Minute Star Wars Stories audiobook in German.
• 2023 – A reprint of The Star Wars Archives: Episodes I–III, 1999–2005 occurred.
• 2024 – Publication of Bounty Hunters 42.
• 2024 – Publication of Obi-Wan Kenobi 4.
• 2024 – Publication of The High Republic (2023) 3.
• 2024 – A rerelease of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.