Squiz the Day / 03 November 2023
3 November 2023
11.00am (AEDT) – State funeral for former Governor General/Treasurer Bill Hayden – Woodend, Victoria
11.30am (AEDT) – The Financial Services Institute of Australia hosts its annual ‘The Regulators’ lunch where APRA, ASIC, AUSTRAC and the RBA will share their priorities for 2024
5.00pm (AEDT) – Women’s Rugby Union – WXV 1 – Australia v Wales – Penrose, New Zealand
Company shareholder meeting – Qantas; Coles Group
Company Results – Macquarie Group
ABS Data Release – Monthly Household Spending Indicator, September
Start of the 2023 Australian Electric Vehicle Association Conference and Expo (until 4 November) – Perth
National Days for Dominica, Micronesia and Panama
Ribit. Start of FrogID Week (until 12 November)
National Sandwich Day – US
Birthdays for Anna Wintour (1949), Ellyse Perry (1990), and Kendall Jenner (1995)
Anniversary of:
• the English parliament passing the Act of Supremacy, which saw Henry VIII and subsequent monarchs become Head of the Church of England (1534)
• the patenting of the first modern elastic bra by New York socialite Mary Phelps Jacob (1913)
• the Soviet Union launching Sputnik 2 with space dog Laika aboard, the first animal in space (1957) • the election of US Presidents Lyndon B Johnson (1964) and Bill Clinton (1992)
• the release of Whitney Houston’s cover of Dolly Parton’s single I Will Always Love You (1992)
• LA Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant becoming the then youngest player to make his NBA debut at 18yo (1996)
• Michelle Payne becoming the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup (2015)
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