Loyola, St. Ignatius. 1491-1556. Spanish soldier, founder of ascetic Jesuit Order, army of God working directly for the Pope. Spiritual Exercises 1548.

Lubbock, John. English MP. Bank Holidays Act 1871.

Lübeck. 1386-1669. Headquarters of Hanseatic League.

Lublin Union. 1569-1792. Poland and Lithuania.

Lucan. 39-65. Roman poet. Conspired vs Nero. Bellum Civile.

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.

Ludwig, King. = Louis.

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 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.

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