17 December 1967 Posted on December 16, 2012 by Staff The Prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt disappears while swimming and is assumed to have drowned. Famous Words of Inspiration..."There is no such thing as a good war and there is no such thing as a bad peace." Benjamin Franklin — Click here for more from Benjamin Franklin Related posts: 17 December 1967 2 October 1967 20 October 1967 24 April 1967 12 April 1955 16 December 1972