Event
Harold Holt, 17th Prime Minister of Australia
17 Dec 1967 · 38.31° S, 144.66° E
What the records say
- When
- 17 Dec 1967
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 38.31° S, 144.66° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Disappearance of Harold Holt.
Summary
Harold Holt, 17th Prime Minister of Australia, disappears when swimming at Cheviot Beach, 60 km from Melbourne. He was briefly replaced as prime minister by John McEwen, until the Liberal Party elected Minister for Education and Science John Gorton as leader.