births
March 2, 1947
John Dawkins, Australian politician
John Dawkins
John Sydney "Joe" Dawkins AO is an Australian former politician who was Treasurer in the Keating Labor government from December 1991 to December 1993. He is notable for his reforms of tertiary education as Minister for Employment, Education and Training, his period as Treasurer when he attempted to increase taxes in order to balance the budget and his abrupt exit from politics.
March 2
March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 304 days remain until the end of the year.