February 17 is the 48th day of the year. There are 317 days remaining, 318 in leap years.
- 1949 – Don Scardino is born.
- 1981 – Joseph Gordon-Levitt is born.
- 1991 – Ed Sheeran is born.
- 1993 – Jett Lucas is born.
- 1998 – Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith released.
- 1999 – Vader's Quest 1 published.
- 1999 – Star Wars (1998) 3 published.
- 2005 – Star Wars: The Official Magazine 55 released to newsstands.
- 2010 – Knights of the Old Republic 50 published.
- 2016 – Ray West dies.
- 2016 – Star Wars (2015) 16 published.
- 2016 – "Homecoming" airs on Disney XD.
- 2016 – Star Wars Rebels Magazine 15 published in Germany.
- 2019 – "The Core Problem" airs on Disney Channel.
- 2023 – The Dark Troopers Unit Expansion and Moff Gideon Commander Expansion are released