PEACE: Martin Luther King 1964 - Rottenburg, Germany, BW
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Tante.Hossi
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In Rottenburg, Germany, Baden-Württemberg is a residental street named by Martin Luther King. He received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1964 for his fight for human rights of the black people in the USA. An additional sign is fixed to the street sign.
Waymark Code: WMJK11
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Posted: 11/27/2013
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In Rottenburg, Germany, Baden-Württemberg is a residental street named by Martin Luther King. He received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1964 for his fight for human rights of the black people in the USA. An additional sign is fixed to the street sign.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. King was the youngest person to receive a Nobel Peace Prize. He received the price for peace in 1964.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated at 6:01pm on April 4, 1968 in Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
There's not only the street sign with only the name of the laureat. But there's an addition sign under it with some facts about Martin Luther King. It indicates him to be murdered in 1968 and as a Nobel Laureat for Peace (German: Friedensnobelpreis) in 1964.
There are serveral streets around named by Nobel Laureates like Willy Brandt, Mother Theresa or Henry Dunant.
Field of Accomplishment: Peace
Year of Award: 1964
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