1929–1968
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader
39years old at death
14,324days lived
7%of the people on this site died younger
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on 15 January 1929 and died on 4 April 1968, aged 39 years and 80 days. That is 14,324 days in all.
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