* Gene Austin ( 1900 – 1972 ), American singer

* Charles Atlas ( 1892 – 1972 ), a famous bodybuilder

He was the fourth child of Ondrej Varchola ( Americanized as Andrew Warhola, Sr., 1889 – 1942 ) and Júlia ( née Zavacká, 1892 – 1972 ), whose first child was born in their homeland and died before their move to the U. S. Andy had two older brothers, Paul, born about 1923, and John, born about 1925.

* 1972 – Vietnam War: Easter Offensive – American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.

* 1886 – Athenagoras I, Greek religious leader, 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ( d. 1972 )

* 1929 – Joi Lansing, American model and actress ( d. 1972 )

* 1972 – Scott Martin Brooks, American actor

* 1972 – Chad Eaton, American football player

* 1972 – Jason Hervey, American actor

* 1972 – Ami James, Israeli-American tattoo artist

* 1972 – Anders Thomas Jensen, Danish screenwriter and director

* 1972 – Dickey Simpkins, American basketball player

* 1972 – Jo Van Daele, Belgian discus thrower

* 1972 – Sebnem Ferah, Turkish singer and musician

* 1972 – Dimitrios Kokotis, Greek high jumper

* 1972 – Paul Lo Duca, American baseball player

* 1896 – Reverend Gary Davis, American singer and guitarist ( d. 1972 )

* 1972 – JR Richards, American singer-songwriter, and musician ( Dishwalla )

* 1887 – George, Crown Prince of Serbia ( d. 1972 )

* 1972 – Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player

* 1972 – Felix da Housecat, American DJ and producer

* 1972 – The Great Khali, Indian wrestler

* 1972 – Denise Lewis, English heptathlete

* 1972 – Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, Malaysian astronaut

In February 1972, the Heir Apparent, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, deposed his cousin, Ahmed bin Ali Al Thani, and assumed power.

India also withdrew its military from the land of Bangladesh when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman requested Indira Gandhi to do so during latter's visit to Dhaka in 1972.

In 1972 the former ruler Sheikh Saqr staged a leftist coup and killed Khalid III.

After independence on 16 December 1971, the party formed the national government of Bangladesh. The In 1972, under Sheikh Mujib, the party name was changed to " Awami League ".

On 2 December 1971, Sheikh Ahmad II joined its neighbors Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman and Fujairah in forming the United Arab Emirates, with Ras al-Khaimah joining later in early 1972.

Official portrait of Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume issued by the Zanzibarian government probably in 1972

Dr. Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi was ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates from 1965 to 1972.

On January 25, 1972, Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi was assassinated by the previous ruler Sheikh Saqr in a bloody abortive coup.

The killings which began on March 25, 1971 and sparked the Bangladesh Liberation War led to the deaths of at least 26, 000 people, as admitted by Pakistan ( by the Hamoodur Rahman Commission ) and as many as 3, 000, 000 as claimed by Bangladesh ( from 1972 to 1975 the first post-war prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, mentioned on several occasions

After East Pakistan earned its independence and became Bangladesh, Dr. Hossain served in the Government of Bangladesh under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the Minister of Law ( 1972 – 1973 ), Minister of Foreign Affairs ( 1973 – 1975 ) and Minister of Petroleum and Minerals ( 1974 – 1975 ).

Named after Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the port opened in 1972.

After independence in 1971, Habibur Rahman Sheikh published in 1979 the first daily under the name and title Dainik Jahan, following his decade-long trial with weekly Banglar Darpan which had been launched in 1972.

* Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, Emir of Qatar ( 1960 – 1972 )

* Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar ( 1972 – 1995 )

The mammoth public meeting jointly addressed by the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 17 March 1972 was another important event that took place at Suhrawardy Udyan.

* 1972 – Hasim Rahman, American boxer

Hasim Sharif Rahman ( born November 7, 1972 ) is an American professional boxer.