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..."Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together." Jesse Jackson — Click here for more from Jesse Jackson Related posts: 17 December 1967 2 October 1967 20 October 1967 24 April 1967 12 April 1955 16 December 1972