September 21, 1972 (Thursday)
- Ferdinand Marcos, the President of the Philippines, appeared on television to announce that he had proclaimed martial law under Proclamation No. 1081. The pretext was the attempted assassination of Defense Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile, but the proclamation had been signed the day before. Enrile's driver was killed during the staged attack.
- Born: Liam Gallagher, British singer (Oasis); Jon Kitna, American quarterback, in Tacoma
- Died: Ben Kiwanuka, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, kidnapped from his courtroom on this day by Ugandan soldiers, and never seen again.
- Died: Henry de Montherlant, 76, French writer (suicide)
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