Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. His actual birthday is distinct from the January federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which falls on the third Monday of the month. Countdown to what would be Martin Luther King Jr.'s 98th birthday on January 15, 2027, live to the second.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday is on Friday, January 15, 2027, which is 216 days away. The live countdown above ticks down to the exact moment, to the second.
The leader of the American civil rights movement, King preached nonviolent resistance from the Montgomery bus boycott to the March on Washington, where he delivered the 'I Have a Dream' speech. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.