The Life of Martin Luther King Jr. By gld5280 Jan 15, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. was born Martin was born in Atlanta, Georgia Period: Jan 15, 1929 to Apr 4, 1968 Life Span Jun 18, 1953 Married Coretta Scott Oct 19, 1960 Requested lunch counter serviced at a segregated restuarant Martin Luther King Jr. and 75 other students were arrested for this. Aug 28, 1963 "I have a dream" speech This was the March on Washington which had more than 200,000 people attend to watch and listen to MLK's speech. Oct 14, 1964 Recieved the Nobel Peace Prize Apr 4, 1968 MLK was assassinated