Nick Franklin
Nick Franklin, American baseball player
In context
- When
- Saturday, March 2 199135 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Nick Franklin
Who they were
Nicholas Edward Franklin is an American former professional baseball second baseman and outfielder. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the first round, 27th pick overall, of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He attended Lake Brantley High School where he won numerous awards, including being named the player of the year by the Orlando Sentinel in 2009. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, and Los Angeles Angels.
Why this date
Nick Franklin appears on our March 2 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.
March 2 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1991Nick Franklin
- 1998Galileo (spacecraft)
- 2002War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- 2004Iraq War
- 2006Monterrey
- 2012Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012
- 2014Oscar selfie
- 2017Moscovium
- 2017Chemical element
- 2022Battle of Kherson
- 2026Hezbollah
Also in 1991
- September 9TajikistanTajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
- September 11Continental Express Flight 2574Continental Express Flight 2574 crashes in Colorado County, Texas, near Eagle Lake, killing 11 passengers and three crew.
- March 14EscondidaEscondida, one of the most productive copper mines in the world, was officially inaugurated.
- September 12Space Shuttle DiscoveryNASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48 to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite.
- September 17EstoniaEstonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
- September 17LinuxThe first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
- September 5Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
- October 201991 Uttarkashi earthquakeAn earthquake struck the Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing at least 768 people and destroying thousands of homes.
Sources
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“Nick Franklin”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/nick-franklin-1991-march-2, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about this entry
When did Nick Franklin happen?
March 2 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Saturday.
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