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Martin Luther King Jr.

Civil Rights Leader · born 15th January 1929

Date of birth
15 January
Birth year
1929
Lived
39
Zodiac
♑ Capricorn

About Martin Luther King Jr.

African-American Civil Rights Movement leader and clergyman who used civil disobedience to combat institutionalized racism. He is remembered best for his iconic "I Have A Dream Speech," which he gave in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March on Washington. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

Martin Luther King Jr. was born 15th January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Their primary profession is listed as civil rights leader. They died in 1968. On 15 January, 638 people in our archive share this birthday.

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