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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.
Lukin, Lionel. 1742-1834. English inventor of first safe life boat 1785.
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 3. 1959. First photographs of moon’s far side.
Luna, Pedro de. = Antipope Benedict XIII.
Luna 9. 1966 Russian spacecraft. Soft moon landing.
Luna. Roman moon goddess, = Selene.
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. 1915. British passenger ship sunk by German U-boat. Led to US joining WWI. 1198 lost.
Lusitania. Roman province ≈Portugal + west Spain.
Lutetia. Original name for Ile de la Cité, Paris, when settled in 250BC.