11.00am (AEDT) – State memorial service for AFL legend Ron Barassi – Melbourne

11.30pm (AEDT) – The Reserve Bank releases its quarterly statement on monetary policy

Company Results – REA Group

Company shareholder meeting – NIB Holdings

World Science Day for Peace and Development

Sesame Street Day, marking the anniversary of the premiere of children’s TV show (1969)

Anniversary of:
• the birthdays of theologian Martin Luther (1483) and actor Brittany Murphy (1977)
• the Dutch formally ceding New Netherlands (New York) to the English (1674)
• German engineer Gottlieb Daimler unveiling the world’s first motorcycle (1885)

And it’s a birthday for The Squiz’s farter-in-chief, Tucker