8.00am (AEDT) – Voting opens for the Dunkley By-election – Victoria

6.00pm (AEDT) – Mardi Gras Parade – Sydney 

Dr Seuss Day 

World Book Day 

Birthdays for Mark Evans (1956), Jon Bon Jovi (1962), PM Anthony Albanese (1963), Daniel Craig (1968), Chris Martin (1977), Treasurer Jim Chalmers (1978), and Rebel Wilson (1980)

Anniversary of:

• the birthdays of Dr Seuss (1904), Lou Reed (1942) and Karen Carpenter (1950)

• the release of The Sound of Music (1965)

• Winx setting a world record for Group 1 wins by taking home the Chipping Norton Stakes in Sydney (2019)