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Luce, Henry. 1898-1967. US publisher. Founded Time 1923, Fortune 1930, Life 1936, Sports Illustrated 1954.
Lucian. c120-80. Greek satirist. Dialogues of the Dead.
Lucillius, Caius. 180-102BC. Poet. Originated Latin satire.
Luckner, Felix. 1886-1966. German naval officer. Attacked commercial vessels in WWII.
Lucretius. 99-55BC. Roman poet: De rerum natura, advocating moral truth without religious belief.
Luddites. 1811-16. Workers who destroyed machines to stop the Industrial Revolution. Led by mythical Ned Ludd.
Ludlow, Battle. 1459. War of Roses. York, Warwick routed by Lancastrians.
Lukács, György. 1885-1971. Hungarian Marxist writer: History of Class Conscioussness 1923.
Luke, St. 1C Author of third Gospel.
Lully, J-B. 1632-87. Composer who developed French Opera overture styles. Armide 1686.
Lumière, Louis. 1864-1948. Auguste 1862-1954. French chemists, invented cinematography 1895.
Lumumba, Patrice. 1925-61. Congo independence leader. First Prime Minister of Zaire 1960-. Deposed, murdered.
Luna 2. 1959 Russian spacecraft. Hard moon landing.
Luna, Pedro de. = Antipope Benedict XIII.
Luna 9. 1966 Russian spacecraft. Soft moon landing.
Lundy’s Lane, Battle. 1814. Canada defeats US invasion. War of 1812.
Lunéville, Treaty. 1801. Austria quit French Revolutionary War. Pope Pius VII restored.
Lurçat, Jean. 1892-1966. French painter, revived the art of tapestry. Apocalypse 1948.
Lusitania. Roman province ≈Portugal + west Spain.
Lutetia. Original name for Ile de la Cité, Paris, when settled in 250BC.
Luther, Martin. 1483-1546. German Christian reformer opposed to indulgences. Wittenberg. -’Even if heaven and hell do not exist, education is important’ Justification by faith alone. Melanchthon. 95 Theses 1517. Treatise on Christian Liberty. New Testament translated to vernacular 1522. Catechisms 1529. Canticles 1533. Excommunicated 1520, burns Papal Bull. Choral composer: moral effects of music.
Lutheranism. Conservative Protestant sect of Germany and Scandinavia. Salvation through faith alone.
Lutuli, Albert. 1898-1967. African Zulu chief. Pacifist ANC President 1952-. Let My People Go 1962.
Lutyens, Edwin. 1869-1944. English architect of country houses and public buildings. Fountain at Trafalgar. New Delhi Plan 1912.