When is Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Observed 2013?

When is Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday observed in 2013? Here is a chart of the exact dates for 2013, 2014, and 2015.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was an influential leader during the Civil Rights Movement. He was also a great speaker, and his powerful words resonate with us today.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
- Martin Luther King, Jr., (1929-68)

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Dates

Martin Luther King, Jr. History

Since 1986, the third Monday in January has been a federal holiday in observance of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and civil rights leader dedicated to nonviolence. This is a day to honor King's principles, perhaps best exemplified by his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963: "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed, 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.'" For more about this leader, go to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site of the National Park Service.