2004 46th Grammy Awards, Coldplay, Outkast, Richard Marx, Luther Vandross, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake win major awards
1997 Luther Allison, blues performer (Motown), dies of cancer at 57
1997 Martin Luther King's son meets with James Earl Ray
1995 Marcus Chenault, killer of Martin Luther King Jr's mother, dies at 54
1994 John Osborne, English playwright (Entertainer, Luther), dies at 65
1994 Luther Diamond, radio Personality, dies at 89
1993 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observed in all 50 states for 1st time
1991 NFL owners strip Phoenix of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day
1987 Yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33
1987 1st Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross
1986 1st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.
1984 Luther Adler, actor (Dr. Bernard Altman-The Psychiatrist), dies at 81
1984 Martin Luther King Sr, U.S. vicar/father of MLK Jr, dies at 84
1983 Senate establishes Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday
1979 President Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday
1978 James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu
1977 Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Rev Martin Luther King Jr
1977 Convicted Martin Luther King assassin James Earl Ray recaptured
1977 James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King's killer) escapes from prison
1974 Luther Broughton, HB for the Philadelphia Eagles
1974 Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated in church
1974 Luther H. Hodges, American Politician
1973 Luther Elliss, NFL defensive end, Detroit Lions
1969 James Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.
1968 James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King Jr, captured
1968 Martin Luther King, Jr., buried in Atlanta
1968 40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of Martin Luther King
1968 Baseball's Opening Day is postponed because of Martin Luther King assassination
1968 Martin Luther King Jr, (Dream continues), assassinated in Memph at 39
1968 Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader
1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. announces plans for Poor People's Campaign
1966 Martin Luther King, Jr. stoned during Chicago march
1966 Martin Luther King, Jr. opens campaign in Chicago
1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. led 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama
1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma Ala
1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. begins a drive to register black voters
1964 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
1964 J. Edgar Hoover describes Martin Luther King as "most notorious liar"
1964 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. awarded Nobel Peace Prize
1964 Martin Luther King, Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize
1964 18th Tony Awards: Luther and Hello Dolly win
1964 US Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous
1963 Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial
1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "I have a dream" speech
1963 Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr.
1962 Martin Luther King, Jr. jailed in Albany, Georgia
1962 Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested during demonstration in Georgia
1961 Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstraters arrested in Albany Ga
1960 Anna Luther, silent screen actress (Sinners in Silk), dies at 63
1960 Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested in Atlanta sit-in
1956 Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78
1956 George Luther Foote, composer, dies at 70
1956 Martin Luther King, Jr's home bombed
1951 Luther Vandross, born in New York City, rock vocalist, On the Wings of Love
1949 Luther Grosvenor, rocker, Spooky Tooth
1949 Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71
1945 Bill Luther, American Politician
1944 Luther T Ingram, U.S. singer and songwriter, I'll Be Your Shelter
1942 Luther Simmons, rocker (Main Ingredient
1939 Luther Allison, Mayflower, Arkansas, rock guitarist, Bad News is Coming
1929 Martin Luther King, Jr., Atlanta, dreamer, Nobel 1964
1928 James Earl Ray, assassin, Martin Luther King, Jr.
1926 German government of Luther falls
1926 2nd German government of Luther begins
1925 German government of Luther falls
1925 Hans Luther forms German government, with DNVP
1919 Luther Henderson, Jr., born in Kansas City, Missouri, orch leader, Polly Bergen Show
1915 Luther Orlando Emerson, composer, dies at 95
1912 Camp Fire Girls organization announced by Mrs. Luther Halsey Gulick
1905 Luther Diamond, radio personality
1903 Luther Adler, New York City, actor, Dr. Bernard Altman-Psychiatrist
1900 John Luther (Casey) Jones, dies in Cannonball Express train wreck
1898 Luther H. Hodges, American Politician
1897 Anna Luther, born in New Jersey, silent screen actress, Sinners in Silk
1891 Irene Rich, [Luther], Buffalo, New York, actress, Beau Brummell, Champ
1886 George Luther Foote, composer
1886 Glenn Luther Martin, aviator, Collier Trophy-1933
1878 Lucien Febvre, French historian, Un destin: Martin Luther
1872 Luther Crowell patents a machine that manufactures paper bags
1849 Luther Burbank, born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, horticulturist
1826 Luther Martin, American Politician
1822 Luther Prentice Bradley, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1910
1820 Luther Orlando Emerson, composer
1819 Martin Luther Smith, Major General Confederate Army, died in 1866
1748 Luther Martin, American Politician
1590 Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther
1546 Martin Luther, biblical scholar/religious reformer, dies at 62
1530 Luther advises protestant monarch compromise
1529 Meeting between Maarten Luther and Huldrych Zwingli
1522 Marten Luther preaches his Invocavit
1521 Parliament of Worms: Cardinal Alexander questions Maarten Luther
1521 Martin Luther is excommunicated from Roman Catholic Church
1521 Martin Luther arrives at Diet of Worms
1521 Martin Luther excommunicated by Roman Catholic Church
1520 Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant
1519 University of Leuven convicts teaching of Luther
1519 Public debate between Martin Luther and theologist John Eck
1519 1st Altenburger sermon (Luther and Karl von Miltitz)
1518 Pontifical ambassador interrogates Martin Luther
1517 Luther posts 95 theses on Wittenberg church-Protestant Reformation
1483 Martin Luther, Eisleben Germany, founded Protestantism
1463 Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony, 1486-25, protector Luther
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