Events from the year 1972 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 61 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

• President – Chiang Kai-shek
• Vice President – Yen Chia-kan
• Premier – Yen Chia-kan, Chiang Ching-kuo
• Vice Premier – Chiang Ching-kuo, Hsu Ching-chung

• 1 January – The establishment of CTS Education and Culture.

• 17 March – The commissioning of Unit 2 of Linkou Power Plant in Taipei County.^[1]
• 27 March – The establishment of Van Nung School of Industrial Skills in Zhongli City, Taoyuan County.

• 24 April – The 7.2 M_s Ruisui earthquake occurred in Hualien County.

• 16 May – The establishment of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Xinyi District, Taipei City.

• 1 July – The upgrade of Banqiao and Fongshan from urban townships to be county-administered cities.
• 12 July – The reopening of Yunlin Prison after relocation in Huwei Township, Yunlin County.^[2]

• 23 December – 1972 Republic of China National Assembly and legislative election.
• 29 December – The changing of Tourism Council to Tourism Bureau.

• The Death Duel, a Taiwanese and Hong Kong film is released.^[3]

• 10 January – Chang Hung-lu, member of Legislative Yuan
• 30 March – Mickey Huang, comedian and television host
• 23 April – Hsu Hsin-ying, founder and Chairperson of Minkuotang (2015–2018)
• 26 June – Yang Cheng-wu, Magistrate of Kinmen County
• 29 June – Chao Chien-ming, surgeon
• 24 July – Chiu Chih-wei, member of Legislative Yuan
• 9 August – A-mei, singer and songwriter
• 24 August – Francesca Kao, actress, singer and television host
• 7 October – Will Liu, singer, composer, songwriter and actor
• 11 December – Brenda Wang, actress and model
• 25 December – Jeannie Hsieh, singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and model

• 25 June – Ku Meng-yu, Vice Premier of the Republic of China (1948).