1972 in Taiwan
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Events from the year 1972 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 61 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents[edit]
- President – Chiang Kai-shek
- Vice President – Yen Chia-kan
- Premier – Yen Chia-kan, Chiang Ching-kuo
- Vice Premier – Chiang Ching-kuo, Hsu Ching-chung
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- 1 January – The establishment of CTS Education and Culture.
March[edit]
- 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.
April[edit]
- 24 April – The 7.2 Ms Ruisui earthquake occurred in Hualien County.
May[edit]
- 16 May – The establishment of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Xinyi District, Taipei City.
July[edit]
- 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]
December[edit]
- 23 December – 1972 Republic of China National Assembly and legislative election.
- 29 December – The changing of Tourism Council to Tourism Bureau.
Full date unknown[edit]
- The Death Duel, a Taiwanese and Hong Kong film is released.[3]
Births[edit]
- 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
Deaths[edit]
- 25 June – Ku Meng-yu, Vice Premier of the Republic of China (1948).
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1972 in Taiwan.
- ^ 台灣電力股份有限公司 (25 October 2012). "台灣電力股份有限公司". 台灣電力股份有限公司. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013.
- ^ 法務部矯正署雲林監獄 (1 May 2008). "History". www.ulp.moj.gov.tw.
- ^ HKcinemamagic.com HKcinemamagic
