Updated at December 12, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Harold Holt |
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Birthdate | August 05, 1908 |
Birth Place | Australia |
Age (in 2024) | 116 Years Old |
Zodiac | Leo |
Occupation | Politician |
Harold Holt is best known as Politician who has born on August 05, 1908 in Australia. Currently, Harold Holt is 116 years, 4 months and 7 days old. Harold Holt will celebrate 117th birthday on Tuesday, 5th of August 2025. Below the countdown to Harold Holt upcoming birthday.
Australian politician who served in Parliament from 1949 to 1967 and was the 17th Prime Minister of Australia from 1966 to 1967.
He served as Treasurer of Australia from 1958 to 1966 and was responsible for establishing the Reserve Bank of Australia and converting the country to decimal currency.
He disappeared while swimming in December 1967 and was presumed to have drowned.
He married an old lover, Zara Dickins, in 1946 and adopted her three sons from a previous marriage.
He supported Lyndon B. Johnson during the Vietnam War and is known for having said "All the way with LBJ!"
Harold Holt is 116 years old today.
Harold Holt was born on August 05, 1908 in Australia.
Harold Holt zodiac sign is Leo.
Harold Holt was best known as Politician.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Harold Holt's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Harold Holt's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1973 | Mars 6 is launched from the USSR. |
1974 | Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam. |
1974 | Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon, under orders of the US Supreme Court, releases the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded on June 23, 1972, clearly revealing his actions in covering up and interfering investigations into the break-in. His political support vanishes completely. |
1979 | In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government. |
1981 | President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. |
1984 | A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes on approach to Zia International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing all 49 people on board. |
1995 | Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is liberated by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day. |
2003 | A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150. |
2010 | The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69 days. |
2010 | Ten members of International Assistance Mission Nuristan Eye Camp team are killed by persons unknown in Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. |
2012 | The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting took place in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police. |
2015 | The Environmental Protection Agency at Gold King Mine waste water spill releases three million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado. |
2019 | The revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (state) occurred and the state was bifurcated into two union territories (Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Ladakh). |
2020 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the 'Bhoomi Pujan' or land worship ceremony and lays the foundation stone of Rama Mandir in Ayodhya after a Supreme Court verdict ruling in favour of building the temple on disputed land. |
2021 | Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning. |
1991 | The birth of Daniëlle van de Donk, Dutch footballer |
1991 | The birth of Andreas Weimann, Austrian footballer |
1995 | The birth of Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Danish footballer |
1996 | The birth of Takakeishō Mitsunobu, Japanese sumo wrestler |
1996 | The birth of Cho Seung-youn, South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper |
1997 | The birth of Jack Cogger, Australian rugby league player |
1997 | The birth of Olivia Holt, American actress and singer |
1997 | The birth of Wang Yibo, Chinese dancer, singer and actor |
1998 | The birth of Adam Doueihi, Australian-Lebanese rugby league player |
1998 | The birth of Mimi Keene, English actress |
1998 | The birth of Kanon Suzuki, Japanese singer and actress |
2001 | The birth of Anthony Edwards, American basketball player |
2000 | The birth of Tom Gilbert, Australian rugby league player |
2003 | The birth of Toni Shaw, British Paralympic swimmer |
2004 | The birth of Gavi, Spanish Footballer |
2013 | The death of Rob Wyda, American commander and judge (b. 1959) |
2014 | The death of Harold J. Greene, American general (b. 1962) |
2014 | The death of Vladimir Orlov, Russian author (b. 1936) |
2014 | The death of Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (b. 1914) |
2014 | The death of Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (b. 1927) |
2015 | The death of Arthur Walter James, English journalist and politician (b. 1912) |
2015 | The death of Tony Millington, Welsh footballer (b. 1943) |
2018 | The death of Alan Rabinowitz, American zoologist (b. 1953) |
2019 | The death of Toni Morrison, American author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and Nobel laureate (b. 1931). |
2020 | The death of Hawa Abdi, Somali human rights activist and physician (b. 1947) |
2022 | The death of Judith Durham, Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1943) |
2022 | The death of Cherie Gil, Filipino actress (b. 1963) |
2022 | The death of Ali Haydar, Syrian army officer (b. 1932) |
2022 | The death of Issey Miyake, Japanese fashion designer (b. 1938) |
2022 | The death of Dillon Quirke, Irish hurler (b. 1998) |
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Website | Harold Holt's Webiste |
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