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Harold Holt was the 17th Prime Minister of Australia. He was in power from the 26th January 1966, until his disappearance while swimming on the 17th December 1967. There have been many urban myths about his disappearance ranging from being abducted by an UFO to being kidnapped by a Chinese submarine,

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