Martin Luther King Jr.
(1929-1968)

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968) – Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta (Capital city of Georgia, United States) on January 15th, 1929 and died in Memphis (City in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States) on April 4th, 1968 at the age of 39. Today Martin Luther King Jr. would be 95 years old.

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Age

how old was Martin Luther King Jr. when he died?

Martin Luther King Jr. died in 1968 at the age of 39.

Biographical data

Birthday	January 15th, 1929 (Tuesday)
Place of Birth	Atlanta Capital city of Georgia, United States
Death Date	April 4th, 1968 (Thursday)
Death place	Memphis City in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Capricorn (The Sea-Goat) ♑
Chinese Zodiac	Snake 蛇

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Birthday

When was Martin Luther King Jr. born?

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15th, 1929.

Death

When did Martin Luther King Jr. die?

Martin Luther King Jr. died on April 4th, 1968 at the age of 39 in Memphis (City in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States). Today Martin Luther King Jr. would be 95 years old.