1972 in South Korea

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