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| 1972 |
| | | The Tuskegee syphilis experiment in Alabama becomes a major scandal after a whistle-blower reveals the details | |
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| 1972 |
| | | Aung San Ssu Kyi maries Michael Aris, an English academic specializing in the history of Buddhism | |
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| 1972 |
| | | Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines, citing the danger of a Communist takeover | |
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| 1972 |
| | | English dramatist Caryl Churchill's first play, Owners, is produced in London | |
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| 1972 |
| | | The Washington Post publishes the first report that the Watergate break-in was linked to Richard Nixon's re-election campaign | |
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| 1972 |
| | | English poet James Fenton publishes his first collection, Terminal Moraine | |
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| 1972 |
| | | Richard Nixon is re-elected US president with a landslide victory over Democrat George McGovern | |
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| 1972 |
| | | Chess player Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky to become the first US world champion | |
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| 1972 |
| | | Gough Whitlam is Australia's prime minister after Labor party victory | |
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| 1972 |
| | | Russian composer Alfred Schnittke's First Symphony alarms the Soviet authorities and is denied a Moscow premiere | |
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