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Where and when did Martin Luther King Jr. die?

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He passed away on April 4th, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 39 years old.
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On April 4, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated by a sniper as he stood on the balcony of his hotel room in Memphis, TN. News of his death was greeted with an outpouring of grief and rage.
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