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..."Ah, yes, divorce...from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet." Robin Williams — Click here for more from Robin Williams 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