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, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 51 persons were human fatalities, 76 persons were wounded.

  Births

• March 7 – Jang Dong-gun, actor
• June 16 – John Cho, actor
• August 29 – Bae Yong-joon, actor and businessman
• September 6 - Oh Yong-ran, handball player
• October 6 – Ko So-young, actress and model