Kleist, Heinrich von. 1777-1811. German dramatist. Schroffenstein 1803.

Knox, John. 1514-72. Scottish reformer, founder of austere Presbyterian Church of Scotland 1561.

Konoe, Fuminaro. 1891-1945. Japanese Prime Minister 1937~41. Formed Axis alliance; USSR non-aggression pact.

Kosygin, Aleksey. 1904-80. Russian Prime Minister 1964- with Brezhnev.

Krupp. 1587-1968. German family of arms manufacturers. Steel works 1812. Canon 1847. Used slave labour in WWII.

Kyrle Society. 1875. Founded by Hill sisters to develop taste for literature and music among London poor.

Labrouste, Henri. 1801-75. French architect. Early use of iron. Bibliothèque Nationale 1862.

Laënnec, René. 1781-1826. French. Invented stethoscope 1819.

Lagrange, Louis. 1736-1813. French mathematician. Analysis of mechanical systems. Celestial mechanics.

Laing, R.D. 1927-89. British Existential psychologist. Madness as form of self-expression.

Lancaster. 1399~1471. Dynasty ruling England. Henry IV to VI. War of Roses.

Lancaster, Thomas, Earl of. c1277-1322. English. Led barons vs Edward II. Beheaded.

Landsteiner, Karl. 1868-1943. Austrian/US. Discovered ABO blood types 1901, Rh factor 1940.

Langton, Stephen. 1151-1228. Archbishop of Canterbury. Encouraged Magna Carta.

Laocoön. Trojan priest, distrusted Trojan Horse. Killed with sons by serpents.

Laplace, Pierre. 1749-1827. French mathematician, astronomer. Celestial mechanics 1779-1825. Solar system origin from condensed gas.

Largo Caballero, Francisco. 1869-1946. Spanish socialist Prime Minister, 1936-7. Radical polemics led to Civil War.

Laurier, Wilfrid. 1841-1919. First French-Canadian Prime Minister 1896-1911. Liberal. Boer War.

Laval, Pierre. 1883-1945. Vichy Prime Minister 1942-4. Executed for treason.

Law, Bonar. 1858-1923. Scottish MP, British Prime Minister 1922-3. Tariff reforms.

Leacock, Stephen. 1869-1944. Canadian humourist. Nonsense Novels 1911.

Lebanese National Pact. 1943-75. Compromise government of Maronite President, Sunni Prime Minister, Shi’ite Speaker.

Lee Kuan Yew. 1923-. First Singapore Prime Minister 1965-90.

Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of. 1532-88. Favourite of Queen Elizabeth I.

Leo III, St. -816. Pope 795-. Crowned Charlemagne recreating Western Roman Empire.

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