Harold Edward Holt was born in Sydney on 5 August 1908. After studying law at the University of Melbourne, he practised as a solicitor before being elected to Federal Parliament in 1936. After a thirty-year career in politics, he became Prime Minister following the retirement of Sir Robert Menzies in January 1966. Holt's time as … Continue reading December 17, 1967 – Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt goes missing whilst swimming at Portsea, Victoria