1972 in the Netherlands

This article lists some of the events from 1972 related to the Netherlands.

← 1971 1970 1969 1972 in the Netherlands → 1973 1974 1975
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1972 History of the Netherlands

Incumbents

• Monarch: Juliana (1948—1980)^[1]
• Prime Minister: Barend Biesheuvel (1971–1973)^[2]

Events

• 29 November – The legal sale of cannabis in the Netherlands begins with the opening "tea house" Mellow Yellow, on the Amstel River in Amsterdam.^[3]

Births

• 17 February – Sandra Palmen, Dutch politician
• 4 March – Jos Verstappen, racing driver^[4]
• 16 May – Roy Poels, judoka

Deaths