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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 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 Luther H. Hodges, American Politician 1974 Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr., assassinated in church 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, Jr. 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, Alabama 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. begins a drive to register black voters 1964 J. Edgar Hoover describes Martin Luther King as "most notorious liar" 1964 Martin Luther King, Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize 1964 18th Tony Awards: Luther and Hello Dolly win 1964 U.S. 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 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, Georgia 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, orchestra 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, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1820 Luther Orlando Emerson, composer 1819 Martin Luther Smith, Major General Confederate Army 1748 Luther Martin, American Politician 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 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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