Martin Luther King Jr. By Daffodil987 Jan 15, 1929 Born at noon on January 1929 May 15, 1944 Graduated School and went to College He Graduated from Brooker Washington School at age 15! Oct 1, 1951 Enters a University Jun 18, 1953 Marries Coretta Scott King Jan 14, 1954 Graduates College Nov 30, 1954 Goes to a Legal School Nov 2, 1955 Receives Doctorate of Philosophy in Systematic Theology Aug 28, 1963 King's famous 'I have a dream speech.' Oct 15, 1964 Given Noble Peace Prize Apr 4, 2014 Martin Jr. is shot On his balcony at a Motel in Tennesse