1972 in South Korea
# 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
