17 December 1967 December 16, 2012 Author: Staff The Prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt disappears while swimming and is assumed to have drowned. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Too bad the only people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and cutting hair." George Burns — Click here for more from George Burns Related posts: 17 December 1967 2 October 1967 20 October 1967 24 April 1967 12 April 1955 16 December 1972 Categories: History Tags: 17 December, 1967