May 17 is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years). There are 228 days remaining.
- 1978 – Star Wars Weekly 15 published.
- 1980 – The Children's World Premiere of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back is held at the Kennedy Center.
- 1982 – The Return of Ben Kenobi serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
- 1983 – Star Wars (1977) 74 published.
- 1986 – Return of the Jedi Weekly 152 published.
- 2002 – Star Wars Insider 60 is released for subscribers.
- 2005 – Star Wars Insider 82 is released for subscribers.
- 2006 – Rebellion 2 published.
- 2017 – Poe Dameron 15 published.
- 2017 – Star Wars (2015) 31 published.
- 2017 – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story awarded the title of "Movie of the Year" at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.
- 2019 – "Darth Vader vs. Hoth Rebels - Crushing the Rebellion" airs on YouTube.
- 2023 – Bounty Hunters 34 published.
- 2023 – The High Republic Adventures: The Nameless Terror 4 published.
