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How many days until Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
There are 70 days until Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 7 countries. It falls on Monday, January 18, 2027.
A public holiday in 7 countries and territories in our data.
The story behind Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors the Baptist minister who led the American civil rights movement, from the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 to the March on Washington in 1963, where he gave the 'I Have a Dream' speech. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and was assassinated in Memphis in 1968, at 39.
The campaign for a holiday began days after his death. It was signed into law in 1983 and first observed in 1986, and by 2000 every U.S. state recognized it. It falls on the third Monday of January, close to his birthday, January 15, and many Americans mark it as a day of service.
Where Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a public holiday
next 12 months| Country | Next date | When |
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| 🇦🇸 American Samoa | Mon, Jan 18, 2027 | in 70 days |
| 🇬🇺 Guam | Mon, Jan 18, 2027 | in 70 days |
| 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | Mon, Jan 18, 2027 | in 70 days |
| 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | Mon, Jan 18, 2027 | in 70 days |
| 🇺🇲 U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | Mon, Jan 18, 2027 | in 70 days |
| 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | Mon, Jan 18, 2027 | in 70 days |
| 🇺🇸 United States | Mon, Jan 18, 2027 | in 70 days |
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