Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday is January 15.

Actual birthday

  • Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Many references to “MLK’s birthday” point to this specific calendar date, January 15, every year.

Birthday vs. MLK Day

  • In the United States, the federal holiday honoring him is officially called the Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., but it is observed on the third Monday in January, not always on January 15.
  • This means some years the holiday falls exactly on January 15, and in other years it can fall between January 16 and January 21.

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