2013 Event The 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have A Dream' speech is commemorated in the U.S. 2004 Event 46th Grammy Awards, Coldplay, Outkast, Richard Marx, Luther Vandross, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake win major awards 1997 Death Luther Allison, blues performer (Motown), dies of cancer at 57 1997 Event Martin Luther King's son meets with James Earl Ray 1995 Death Marcus Chenault, killer of Martin Luther King Jr's mother, dies at 54 1994 Death John Osborne, English playwright (Entertainer, Luther), dies at 65 1994 Death Luther Diamond, radio Personality, dies at 89 1993 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observed in all 50 states for 1st time 1991 Event NFL owners strip Phoenix of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day 1987 Death Yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33 1987 Event 1st Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross 1986 Event 1st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. 1984 Death Luther Adler, actor (Dr. Bernard Altman-The Psychiatrist), dies at 81 1984 Death Martin Luther King Sr, U.S. vicar/father of MLK, Jr., dies at 84 1983 Event Senate establishes Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday 1979 Event President Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday 1978 Event James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu 1977 Event Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Martin Luther King, Jr. 1977 Event Convicted Martin Luther King assassin James Earl Ray recaptured 1977 Event James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King's killer) escapes from prison 1974 Birthday Luther Broughton, HB for the Philadelphia Eagles 1974 Death Luther H. Hodges, American Politician 1974 Death Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr., assassinated in church 1973 Birthday Luther Elliss, NFL defensive end, Detroit Lions 1969 Event James Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1968 Event James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr., captured 1968 Event Martin Luther King, Jr., buried in Atlanta 1968 Event 40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1968 Event Baseball's Opening Day is postponed because of Martin Luther King assassination 1968 Death Martin Luther King, Jr., (Dream continues), assassinated in Memph at 39 1968 Death Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader 1968 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. announces plans for Poor People's Campaign 1966 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. stoned during Chicago march 1966 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. opens campaign in Chicago 1965 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. led 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama 1965 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 1965 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama 1965 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. begins a drive to register black voters 1964 Event J. Edgar Hoover describes Martin Luther King as "most notorious liar" 1964 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize 1964 Event 18th Tony Awards: Luther and Hello Dolly win 1964 Event U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous 1963 Event Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial 1963 Birthday Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1962 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. jailed in Albany, Georgia 1962 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested during demonstration in Georgia 1961 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstraters arrested in Albany, Georgia 1960 Death Anna Luther, silent screen actress (Sinners in Silk), dies at 63 1960 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested in Atlanta sit-in 1956 Death Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78 1956 Death George Luther Foote, composer, dies at 70 1956 Event Martin Luther King, Jr's home bombed 1951 Birthday Luther Vandross, born in New York City, rock vocalist, On the Wings of Love 1949 Birthday Luther Grosvenor, rocker, Spooky Tooth 1949 Death Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71 1945 Birthday Bill Luther, American Politician 1944 Birthday Luther T Ingram, U.S. singer and songwriter, I'll Be Your Shelter 1942 Birthday Luther Simmons, rocker, Main Ingredient 1939 Birthday Luther Allison, Mayflower, Arkansas, rock guitarist, Bad News is Coming 1929 Birthday Martin Luther King, Jr., Atlanta, dreamer, Nobel 1964 1928 Birthday James Earl Ray, assassin, Martin Luther King, Jr. 1926 Event German government of Luther falls 1926 Event 2nd German government of Luther begins 1925 Event German government of Luther falls 1925 Event Hans Luther forms German government, with DNVP 1919 Birthday Luther Henderson, Jr., born in Kansas City, Missouri, orchestra leader, Polly Bergen Show 1915 Death Luther Orlando Emerson, composer, dies at 95 1912 Event Camp Fire Girls organization announced by Mrs. Luther Halsey Gulick 1905 Birthday Luther Diamond, radio personality 1903 Birthday Luther Adler, New York City, actor, Dr. Bernard Altman-Psychiatrist 1900 Death John Luther (Casey) Jones, dies in Cannonball Express train wreck 1898 Birthday Luther H. Hodges, American Politician 1897 Birthday Anna Luther, born in New Jersey, silent screen actress, Sinners in Silk 1891 Birthday Irene Rich, Luther, Buffalo, New York, actress, Beau Brummell, Champ 1886 Birthday George Luther Foote, composer 1886 Birthday Glenn Luther Martin, aviator, Collier Trophy-1933 1878 Birthday Lucien Febvre, French historian, Un destin: Martin Luther 1872 Event Luther Crowell patents a machine that manufactures paper bags 1849 Birthday Luther Burbank, born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, horticulturist 1826 Death Luther Martin, American Politician 1822 Birthday Luther Prentice Bradley, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1820 Birthday Luther Orlando Emerson, composer 1819 Birthday Martin Luther Smith, Major General Confederate Army 1748 Birthday Luther Martin, American Politician 1546 Death Martin Luther, biblical scholar/religious reformer, dies at 62 1530 Event Luther advises protestant monarch compromise 1529 Event Meeting between Maarten Luther and Huldrych Zwingli 1522 Event Marten Luther preaches his Invocavit 1521 Event Parliament of Worms: Cardinal Alexander questions Maarten Luther 1521 Event Martin Luther arrives at Diet of Worms 1521 Event Martin Luther excommunicated by Roman Catholic Church 1520 Event Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant 1519 Event University of Leuven convicts teaching of Luther 1519 Event Public debate between Martin Luther and theologist John Eck 1519 Event 1st Altenburger sermon (Luther and Karl von Miltitz) 1518 Event Pontifical ambassador interrogates Martin Luther 1517 Event Luther posts 95 theses on Wittenberg church-Protestant Reformation 1483 Birthday Martin Luther, Eisleben Germany, founded Protestantism 1463 Birthday Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony, 1486-25, protector Luther
