December 17th marks the 351st day of the year on the Gregorian calendar (or the 352nd in a leap year). Only 14 days are left until the year concludes.
- 1929 – The birth of Rick Cimino occurred.
- 1954 – The birth of Beau Smith occurred.
- 1973 – The birth of Rian Johnson occurred.
- 1974 – The birth of Jeffrey Goldman occurred.
- 1977 – The publication of Pizzazz 3 took place.
- 1985 – The publication of Star Wars (1977) 104 took place.
- 1996 – The publication of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire: Game Secrets occurred.
- 2003 – The publication of Republic 58 occurred.
- 2004 – The short story "One of a Kind" was published on Hyperspace.
- 2008 – Subscribers received their copy of Star Wars Insider 106.
- 2008 – Star Wars: Legacy Volume 4: Alliance saw its release.
- 2010 – The online game Cad Bane: Jedi Hunter was launched.
- 2012 – The full game Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Beginner Game was released.
- 2013 – Part 2 of The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire was posted on StarWars.com.
- 2015 – Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens premiered in Mexico, Latin America, and various Asian nations, along with special evening showings in select markets within the U.S.
- 2018 – The Star Wars Resistance shorts "When Thieves Drop By," "Treasure Chest" and "G-LN" were released on YouTube.
- 2019 – The The Rise of Skywalker update for Star Wars Battlefront II was launched.
- 2019 – Star Wars: The Galaxy Needs You was made available.
- 2019 – The Moviemaking Magic of Star Wars: Ships & Battles was released.
- 2020 – Jeremy Bulloch passed away.
- 2020 – The Vow of Silver Dawn began publication with the release of its first, second, and third chapters.
- 2024 – "Can't Say I Remember No At Attin" was broadcast on Disney+.
- 2024 – Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire Vol. 2 was reprinted.
- 2027 – A yet-to-be-titled Star Wars film is scheduled for release.