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Australia had only one prime minister (Menzies) from 1949 to 1965, but six prime ministers from 1966 to 1975. [48] Peter Bowers said that Holt's death ended Australia's "age of innocence", as it meant national leaders could no longer keep their private lives completely away from public scrutiny. [49]
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1967 (26 P) Pages in category "1967 deaths" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,918 total.
17 December – Prime Minister Harold Holt disappears while swimming in heavy surf at Cheviot Beach, near Portsea, Victoria. [28] 19 December – Following the disappearance and presumed death of Holt, Country Party leader John McEwen is sworn in as interim Prime Minister pending the election of a new government leader by the Coalition parties ...
December 17, 1967: Prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt vanishes while swimming December 15, 1967: 46 people killed in collapse of West Virginia and Ohio's Silver Bridge December 3, 1967: Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs first human heart transplant December 8, 1967: USAF Major Robert H. Lawrence, Black astronaut, killed in F-104 crash
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in January 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
(1908–1967) MP for Higgins, Vic — (25th) 26 January 1966 17 December 1967 [b] 1 year, 327 days ... the political career and death of each prime minister from 1901 ...
8 October – Former Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee died aged 84 of pneumonia in Westminster Hospital, London. 10 October – Simon Gray's first stage play, Wise Child, opened at the Wyndham's Theatre, London, with Alec Guinness, Gordon Jackson, Simon Ward and Cleo Sylvestre. [27]
This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office.In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.