1972 in South Korea

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See also:	Other events in 1972; Years in South Korea; Timeline of Korean history; 1972 in North Korea

Events from the year 1972 in South Korea.

Incumbents

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.^{[citation needed]}

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^[1]
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

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