January 17 is the 17th day of the year. 348 days (349 in leap years) remain in the year after this day.
- 1931 – James Earl Jones is born.
- 1957 – Ann Nocenti is born.
- 1970 – Genndy Tartakovsky is born.
- 1979 – Star Wars Weekly 50 published.
- 1984 – Star Wars 82: Diplomacy published.
- 1985 – Shea Standefer is born.
- 1989 – Kelly Marie Tran is born.
- 2017 – The Fight in the Forest published.
- 2017 – Poe and the Missing Ship published.
- 2018 – Star Wars Adventures 6 published.
- 2018 – Star Wars 42 published.
- 2018 – Star Wars: Forces of Destiny—Hera published.
- 2020 – Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opens at Disneyland.