Events from the year 1972 in South Korea.
Incumbents President: Park Chung-hee Prime Minister: Kim Jong-pil
Events December 2 – According to Seoul Fire Department official confirmed report, a massibie caught fire in Seoul Citizen Hall (now Sejong Center), Jongno-gu, Seoul, 51 persons were human fatalities, 76 persons were wounded.
Births January 1 – Yoon Chan, actor January 5 – Jang Seo-hee, actress January 15 Il Mi Chung, golfer Yang Yong-eun, golfer March 7 – Jang Dong-gun, actor June 16 – John Cho, actor July 28 – Yum Jung-ah, actress August 29 – Bae Yong-joon, actor and businessman September 6 - Oh Yong-ran, handball player October 6 – Ko So-young, actress and model October 8 – Kim Myung-min, actor December 13 - J. Y. Park, singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive and reality television show judge
See also List of South Korean films of 1972 Years in Japan Years in North Korea
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