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Lucinda Dickey Lucinda Dickey was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. She is an American dancer and actress who is well known for her role as Kelly in the 1984 cult film Breakin' and the 1984 sequel Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Lucinda Green Lucinda Green (born November 7, 1953 in Hampshire) is a talented horse rider from Great Britain, who was born as Lucinda Prior-Palmer. She began riding at age four, and is most known for winning the prestigious Badminton Horse Trials a record six times, on six different horses: Be Fair (1973), Wideawake (1976), George (1977), Killaire (1979), Regal Realm (1983), and Beagle Bay (1984).
Lucinda Lambton The Lady Lucinda Worsthorne (born 10 May 1943, Newcastle upon Tyne), better known as Lucinda Lambton, is a British writer, photographer, television presenter and producer. She specialises in taking a quirky view of architectural history.
Lucinda Ruh Lucinda Martha Ruh (born July 13, 1979 in Zurich, Switzerland) is a two-time Swiss national figure skating champion known for her extreme flexibility and phenomenal spinning ability. On April 3, 2003, she set a world record for the most continuous spins (115) on one foot at Chelsea Piers Sky Rink in New York, NY USA.
Lucinda Shaw-Stewart Lady Shaw-Stewart has been Trustee of the Royal Collection Trust from 2005; Vice-President of the National Trust for Scotland; Convenor of the National Trust for Scotland's Curatorial Committee; Trustee of Sir William Burrell's Trust; Trustee of the Wallace Collection from 1987.
Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American rock, folk, and country music singer and songwriter. A three-time Grammy Award winner, she was named "America's best songwriter" by TIME magazine in 2002.
Lucinda, Queensland Lucinda is a coastal town in the state of Queensland, Australia, located at the southern entrance to Hinchinbrook Channel near the town of Ingham. A sugar-exporting town, Lucinda is noted for its 6km-long sugar jetty, the world's largest bulk sugar loading facility.
Lucio Battisti Lucio Battisti (5 March 1943 - 9 September 1998, Milan) was a very respected Italian singer-songwriter. From 1969 to 1994, he released 22 albums, a few of which were translations of his work into other languages.
Lucio Bini Lucio Bini (1908-1964) was an Italian psychiatrist and professor at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy. Together with Ugo Cerletti, a neurophysiologist, he researched and discovered the method of electroconvulsive therapy, a kind of shock therapy for mental diseases.
Lucio Colletti Lucio Colletti (December 8, 1924-November 3, 2001) was one of the most important Italian philosophers of the twentieth century, and one of a select few to achieve worldwide recognition. He is well-known as having been a critic of Hegelian idealism and Marxism.
Lucio España Lucio Fernando España (October 29, 1971 — June 2, 2005) was a Colombian footballer. The defender helped Atlético Nacional win the national league title in 1999, and also played for Real Cartagena, Atlético Junior, and Deportivo Pereira.
Lucio Fulci Lucio Fulci (June 17, 1927 - March 13, 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for his directorial work on some of the goriest horror films ever made, including Zombi II (1979) and The Beyond (1981), although he made films in genres as diverse as giallo, western, and comedy.
Lucio Tan Lucio Tan (born July 17, 1934) is a prominent Filipino business magnate. He owns Asia Brewery, the 2nd largest brewer in the Philippines, Tanduay Holdings, one of the world's largest rum makers, Fortune Tobacco, the largest tobacco company in the country, Philippine Airlines, Philippine National Bank, the 5th largest bank in the country, Allied Bank the Philippines' 8th largest lender.
Luciopimelodus pati Luciopimelodus pati is a South American species of freshwater long-whiskered catfish that inhabits the basin of the RĂ­o de la Plata and the Blanco River. Its common name is patĂ­, though it may be simply referred to as pez gato ("catfish") in Spanish.
Lucious Harris Lucious H. Harris (born December 18 1970, in Los Angeles, California) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2nd round (28th overall) of the 1993 NBA Draft.
Lucius Accius Lucius Accius, (also Lucius Attius, according to Lewis and Short's Latin Dictionary, Oxford, 1879)—a Roman tragic poet, the son of a freedman, was born at Pisaurum in Umbria, in 170 BC. The year of his death is unknown, but he must have lived to a great age, since Cicero (Brutus, 28) (born 106 BC, hence 64 years younger) speaks of having conversed with him on literary matters.
Lucius Aelius Lucius Aelius Verus (died on January 1, 138) (born Lucius Ceionius Commodus) became the adopted son, and intended successor, of Roman Emperor Hadrian (January 24, 76 - July 10, 138), but never attained the throne.
Lucius Afranius (consul) Lucius Afranius was a loyal legatus and client of Pompey the Great. He served with Pompey during his Iberian campaigns against Sertorius in the late 70's, and remained in his service right through to the Civil War.
Lucius Afranius (poet) Lucius Afranius (RE 5), a Roman comic poet, who lived in the later second century BC. His comedies, of the genre known as fabulae togatae, chiefly dealt with everyday subjects from Roman middle-class life, although his plots were largely borrowed from Greek New Comedy, especially Menander, as he himself tells us.
Lucius Antonius Saturninus Lucius Antonius Saturninus was governor of Germania Superior during the reign of the emperor Domitian. In the Spring of 89, motivated by a personal grudge against the emperor, he led a rebellion involving the legions XIV Gemina and XXI Rapax, camped in Moguntiacum (Mainz).
Lucius Apronius Lucius Apronius was a Roman military commander and a father-in-law of praetor Plautius Silvanus. Apronius shared in the achievements of Vibius Postumus and earned the ornaments of a triumph for his distinguished valor in Dalmatian revoltVelleius Paterculus, Roman History, II.
Lucius Aurelius Cotta Lucius Aurelius Cotta, when praetor in 70 BC brought in a law for the reform of the jury lists, by which the judices were to be eligible, not from the senators exclusively as limited by Sulla, but from senators, equites and tribuni aerarii.
Lucius Caesar Lucius Julius Caesar (17 BC-2), most commonly known as Lucius Caesar, was the second son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder. He was born with the name Lucius Vipsanius Agrippa, but when he was adopted by his maternal grandfather Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus, his name was changed to Lucius Julius Caesar Vipsanianus.
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi Licinianus was deputy Roman Emperor from January 10 to January 15, 69. He was appointed by the Emperor Galba to strengthen his own position when two of his legions in Germania Superior rebelled against him.
Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla: Tribune of Concilium Plebis in 137 BC, put forward and passed the Lex Cassia Tabellaria (a measure to change the voting system to one of secret ballot). In 127 BC he was consul with Lucius Cornelius Cinna and in 125 BC he was elected Censor.
Lucius Cornelius Chrysogonus Lucius Cornelius Chrysogonus (died 80 BC) was a Greek freedman of Lucius Cornelius Sulla whom Sulla put in charge of the proscriptions of 82 BC. Shortly afterwards Sulla had him executed by being thrown from the Tarpeian Rock after he was accused of corruption by Marcus Tullius Cicero during the trial of Sextus Roscius.
Lucius D. Clay General Lucius Dubignon Clay (April 23 1897 – April 16 1978) was an American general and military governor best known for his administration of Germany immediately after World War II. Deputy to General Eisenhower, 1945; deputy military governor, Germany (U.
Lucius E. Johnson Lucius E. Johnson (1846 – 1921) was a president of the Norfolk and Western Railway from 1904 until his death in 1921, with the exception of 5 months in 1918 (during World War I) when he served as Chairman of its Board.
Lucius Gellius Publicola Lucius Gellius Publicola was one of two Consuls of the Roman Republic in 72 BCE along with Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus. He is noted for being one of the consular generals who lead Roman legions against the slave armies of Spartacus in the Third Servile War.
Lucius Julius Caesar In Ancient Rome, several men of the Julii Caesares family were named Lucius Julius Caesar. None of these members of the Julii Caesares family are to be confused with the much more famous Gaius Julius Caesar, the Roman who conquered Gaul, became dictator for life, and then was murdered by Roman senators.
Lucius of Britain Saint Lucius was a legendary figure and mythical king of the Britons during the time of the Roman occupation of Britain as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Coilus and ruled in the manner of his father.
Lucius Quinctius Flamininus Lucius Quinctius Flamininus, the brother of the great Titus Quinctius Flamininus, was a Roman Consul in 192 BCE. In 184 BCE he was deposed from the Senate by the Censor, Cato the Elder for his bad conduct in his Consulship.
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (I) Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (July 15,1797 – July 4, 1834) was a native Georgian, a jurist who was the father of a Supreme Court Justice by the same name, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II). An eccentric brother of his mother claimed the naming of her children, and called them after his favorite historical heroes.
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II) Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (September 17, 1825 – January 23, 1893) was a politician and jurist from Mississippi. A United States Representative and Senator, he also served as United States Secretary of the Interior in the first administration of President Grover Cleveland, as well as an Associate Justice of the U.
Lucius Richard O'Brien Lucius Richard O'Brien (15 August 1832 – 13 December 1899) was born in Shanty Bay, Ontario and practiced as a civil engineer until he became a professional painter. He is best known for landscape paintings from across Canada in oil and watercolour.
Lucius Sextius Lucius Sextius Lateranus was a Roman tribune of the plebs and is noted for having been one of two men (the other being Gaius Licinius) behind the Lex Licinia Sextia, permitting him in 366 BC to become what is often considered the 'first plebeian consul.' This last is a controversial statement as some historians consider that something near a third of early consuls have names steming from plebeian families.
Lucius Shepard Lucius Shepard (born August 1947, Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American writer whose work transcends easy categorization. Often classified as a science fiction and fantasy writer, he often leans into other genres, such as magical realism.
Lucius the Eternal In the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe, Lucius the Eternal is the champion of the Chaos god Slaanesh and a Lord Commander of the Emperor's Children Legion. Lucius is also known as The Soulthief, Fulgrim's Champion, and the Scion of Chemos.
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (also called Tarquin the Proud or Tarquin II) was the last of the seven legendary kings of Rome, son of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, and son-in-law of Servius Tullius. Tarquin ruled between 535 BC and 510 BC, in the years immediately before the founding of the Roman Republic.
Lucius Tiberius Lucius Tiberius (sometimes Lucius Hiberius, or just simply Lucius) is a fictional Roman Emperor from Arthurian legend appearing first in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. No Roman Emperor of that name ever existed; Geoffrey either heard of him from folk tradition or made him up from whole cloth.
Lucius Vitellius Lucius Vitellius the elder (before 5BC - 51AD) was the youngest of four sons of Publius Vitellius, and the only one of them not to die through politics. Under Tiberius, he was consul in 34AD and governor of Syria in 35.
Lucius Volusius Maecianus Lucius Volusius Maecianus (2nd century) was a Roman jurist, the tutor in law of the emperor Marcus Aurelius. When governor of Alexandria he was slain by the soldiers, as having participated in the rebellion of Avidius Cassius (175).
Lucius Volusius Saturninus Lucius Volusius Saturninus (38 BC - 56 AD) was a renowned Ancient Roman statesman, a son of Lucius Volusius Saturninus, suffect consul of 12 AD, and Nonia Polla. Saturninus had a sister, Volusia, and was married to Cornelia.
Lucius Vorenus Lucius Vorenus (given as L. Varenus in some translations) was one of the two soldiers of the 11th Legion (Legio XI prior to its demobilization and subsequent remobilization by Caesar Augustus - see also here) mentioned in the personal writings of Julius Caesar.
Lucius Vorenus (character of Rome) Lucius Vorenus is a fictional character from the HBO/BBC original television series Rome, played by Kevin McKidd. He is depicted as a staunch, traditional, Roman soldier, who struggles to balance his personal beliefs, his duty to his superiors, and the needs of his family and friends.
Lucjan Brychczy Lucjan Brychczy (otherwise known as Kici; born June 13, 1934) was a Polish football player who is most notable for winning four top-tier titles with Legia Warszawa, but was also a keen archer, becoming captain of the Polish olympic archery team.
Lucjan Karasiewicz Lucjan Karasiewicz (born July 10, 1979 in Tarnowskie Góry) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 6844 votes in 28 Częstochowa district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Luck & Neat Luck & Neat are a London based duo composed of DJ Luck and MC Neat, creating a distinctive mix of House Music and Garage Music. They are most recognised for their 1998 release, 'A Little Bit of Luck', starting out as a promo dubplate costing a mere 50 pounds.
Luck egalitarianism Luck egalitarianism is a view about distributive justice espoused by a variety of egalitarian and left-wing political philosophers. According to this view, justice demands that variations in how well off people are should be wholly attributable to the responsible choices people make and not to differences in their unchosen circumstances.
Luck Mervil Luck Mervil (born 20 October 1967 in Port-au-Prince, HaĂŻti) is a Haitian- actor and singer-songwriter. He is known for his belief in Quebec independence and was named Patriot of the Year by the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society in 2004.
Luck of the Legion Luck of the Legion was a strip cartoon in the Eagle. It followed the exploits of the French Foreign Legion in North Africa (then largely French-colonised or controlled) and focused mainly on the chisel-jawed British hero Sergeant 'Tough' Luck and his faithful companions, Belgian Corporal Trenet and Italian Legionnaire Bimberg.
Luckau (Wendland) Luckau (Wendland) is a village or Gemeinde (municipality) in the southern part of the district of LĂĽchow-Dannenberg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The village is located in the region known as Wendland about ten kilometers southwest of the district capital (or county seat) of LĂĽchow (Wendland).
Luckdragon Luckdragons (GlĂĽcksdrachen) are a fictional dragon species featured in Michael Ende's novel The Neverending Story ("Die unendliche Geschichte"). Only one luckdragon by the name of Fuchur (Falkor in English translations) appears in the book (although five others are mentioned in passing); nevertheless, it is described with precision and detail.
Luckenbach, Texas Luckenbach is thirteen miles from Fredericksburg, Texas in southeastern Gillespie County, part of the Texas Hill Country. It consists of ten acres (40,000 m²) between South Grape Creek (a tributary of the Pedernales River) and Snail Creek, just south of U.
Luckenbooth Brooch Luckenbooths were shops in Edinburgh, situated on the Royal Mile from St Giles' Cathedral down towards the Canongate. They were the city's first permanent shops that housed jewellery workers and other trades, dating from the 16th century.
Lucker (film) Lucker (1986), better known by its longer title, Lucker the Necrophagous, is a Belgian exploitation film directed and produced by Johan Vandewoestijne, and was released in France and Belgium in 1986. It is notorious for several scenes of extreme gore and misogyny, and has achieved a cult status by horror collectors.
Luckhoff Luckhoff is a small merino sheep farming town in the Free State Province of South Africa. It was established on the farm Koffiekuil in 1892 and named after a Dutch Reformed Church minister Reverend HJ Luckhoff.
Luckiamute River The Luckiamute River is a tributary of the Willamette River, approximately 30 mi (48 km) long, in western Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of Coastal Range and the western Willamette Valley northwest of Corvallis.
Lucknow Pact Lucknow Pact refers to an agreement between Indian National Congress and Muslim League. In 1916, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, a member of the Indian National Congress negotiated with the Muslim League to reach an agreement to pressure the British Government to have a more liberal approach to India and give Indians more authority to run their country.
Lucky (Dalmatian) Lucky is a fictional character originally created by Dodie Smith for her book "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" and subsequently used in all of Disney's movies featuring the 101 Dalmatians:One Hundred and One Dalmatians, 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure and 101 Dalmatians plus the TV series 101 Dalmatians: The Series.
Lucky (In My Life) Lucky (In My Life) is a single by Eiffel 65 and the first track of their album, Contact. While most of the band's songs combine fantasy with subtle messages, Lucky (In My Life) is a simple, happy song centered around the better things in life.
Lucky (magazine) Lucky is a fashion magazine which calls itself the "Ultimate Shopping Guide." Available by subscription, issues are published once a month and offer shopping tips, fashion advice, and articles detailing current trends.
Lucky (Radiohead song) "Lucky" is a song by the rock band Radiohead, found on their album OK Computer. It was originally recorded for The Help Album, a 1995 compilation to benefit the War Child charity and appeared on Now That's What I Call Music!
Lucky and Flo Lucky and Flo are a pair of black Labrador Retrievers, notable for being the first animals trained to detect optical discs by scent. They are sponsored by the MPAA and FACT, as part of an initiative to combat copyright infringement relating to motion pictures and DVD discs.
Lucky bag A Lucky Bag is the term for the United States Naval Academy 'year book' dedicated to the graduating classes. A traditional Lucky Bag has a collection of photos taken around the academy and photographs of each graduating officer along with a single paragraph describing the individual written by a friend.
Lucky Baldwin Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin (April 3, 1828 - March 1, 1909) was a prominent California businessman and investor of the second half of the 19th century. Having generated most of his wealth through both savvy and lucky mining investments (for which he received his nickname), Baldwin accumulated large landholdings of 63,000 acres in southern California, where the communities of Arcadia and Monrovia are now located.
Lucky Bank Lucky Bank of Taiwan Incorporated (第七商業銀行) is a bank based in Taichung, Taiwan. Founded in 1947 as the credit department of the Central District Co-operative in Taichung, it was renamed the Seventh Credit Co-operative of Taichung City in 1971.
Lucky Brand Jeans Lucky Brand Jeans is a unisex brand of jeans from Vernon, California, United States, founded in 1990 by Gene Montesano and Barry Perlman. In addition, they also produce sportswear, knits, wovens, outerwear, T-shirts and active wear.
Lucky duckies Lucky duckies is a term that was used in Wall Street Journal editorials starting on 20 November 2002 to refer to Americans who pay no federal income tax because they are at an income level that is below the tax line (after deductions and credits). The term has outlived its original use to become a part of the informal terminology used in the tax reform debate in the United States.
Lucky Day Lucky Day is the first live album (fourth total album) released by singer/songwriter Jonathan Edwards. It was recorded on March 22 and 23, 1974, at the Performance Center in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Lucky Dog pass The Beneficiary Rule is a rule that was introduced by NASCAR during the 2003 Winston Cup season as well as the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. In 2005, the Beneficiary Rule was adopted by NASCAR's three regional racing divisions (Elite, Grand National, Modified).
Lucky Charms Lucky Charms is a popular brand of breakfast cereal produced by the General Mills cereal company of Golden Valley, Minnesota. The cereal consists of two main components: small, toasted bits of oats and multi-colored marshmallow bits in various "magical" shapes.
Lucky Chicken Games Lucky Chicken Games is a video game developer founded in 1998 by Jamie Ottilie, Matt Saia and Jonnathan Hilliard. It was purchased by mobile game publisher Abandon Mobile in 2005 and became the production and development operation of the mobile game company.
Lucky imaging Lucky imaging is an astronomical photographic technique using a high-speed camera with exposure times short enough (100 ms or less) so that the changes in the atmosphere during the exposure are minimal. From these images, those least affected by the atmosphere (typically around 10%) are chosen and combined into a single image by shifting and adding the short exposures, yielding much higher resolution than would be possible with a single, longer exposure which includes all the frames.
Lucky in Love "Lucky in Love" is the seventeenth episode of the TV series Danny Phantom. Paulina suddenly has a desire to date Danny after witnessing his secret as the ghost boy, much to his joy, but things turn sour when Johnny 13 crashes the party.
Lucky loser (tennis) A lucky loser is sports terminology which occurs mostly in tennis. It describes a player that loses a match in the final qualifying round of a knockout tournament, but eventually makes the main draw due to an injury to someone within the draw, thereby taking that player's position in the draw regardless of rank.
Lucky Lager Lucky Lager is a mass produced beer, generally sold at a low price, that was originally made by General Brewing Company in San Francisco, California beginning soon after the repeal of Prohibition. General Brewing became Lucky Lager Brewing in 1948 and began building and buying new breweries.
Lucky Luciano Charles "Lucky" Luciano (born Salvatore Lucania) (November 24, 1897 – January 26, 1962) was an American mobster. Luciano is considered the father of modern organized crime and the mastermind of the massive postwar expansion of the international heroin trade.
Lucky Man "Lucky Man" is a song by Britpop band The Verve and is featured on their third album, Urban Hymns. It was released 24 November 1997 as the third single from the album, charting at #7 in the UK Singles Chart (see 1997 in British music).
Lucky McKee Lucky McKee (born November 1, 1975) is an American director, writer, and actor, largely known for the 2002 film May, which has acquired a cult following. McKee has also directed Sick Girl, the tenth episode of the first season of the popular Showtime TV series Masters of Horror.
Lucky Number Slevin Lucky Number Slevin is a 2006 action/mystery film written by Jason Smilovic, directed by Paul McGuigan and starring Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu, Stanley Tucci and Bruce Willis. It is set in New York City, and the plot focuses on the paths of Slevin Kelevra (Hartnett), Lindsey (Liu), two feuding crime bosses known as the Boss (Freeman) and the Rabbi (Kingsley), and a mysterious assassin known as Mr.
Lucky Octavian Lucky Octavian (born October 9 1981 in Jakarta, Indonesia) is an Indonesian singer who rose to popularity after placing sixth in Indonesian Idol, the Indonesian version of Pop Idol, shown by RCTI. Lucky's fans are called "Luckyholics".
Lucky Star (1929 film) Lucky Star is a 1929 movie starring Janet Gaynor and directed by Frank Borzage (pronounced "Bor-ZAY-gee"). The plot involves the impact of World War I upon a farm girl (Gaynor) and a returning soldier (Charles Farrell).
Lucky Starr series Lucky Starr is the hero of a series of books by Isaac Asimov, using the pen name "Paul French". Intended for juveniles, the books were written in the middle of the Cold War and the series shows traces of this, both in educational intent and in the nature of the social forces involved.
Lucky Stars Lucky Stars (or Five Lucky Stars) was a Hong Kong action comedy film series in the 1980s and 90s, blending Chinese martial arts with bawdy comedy. The films featured an ensemble cast, with many of the actors appearing in successive films.
Lucky Stiff Lucky Stiff is a musical; it was the first collaboration for the musical theater team of Lynn Ahrens (book and lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (music). The show is based on the 1983 novel "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" by Michael Butterworth.
Lucky Stiff (Freddy's Nightmares episode) An episode of Freddy's Nightmares which starred David Lander and Mary Crosby is directed by William Malone. Freddy Krueger (played by Robert Englund) weaves the tale of Greta (Crosby), the gold-digging wife whose husband (Lander) dies and is buried in the suit that holds a winning lottery ticket.
Lucky the Rabbit Lucky is the name of a pet rabbit who has made national news in the USA because she was abused by teenagers. Lucky's owner, Nicholas Sigmon, along with Paul Collins and their friends, wrapped firecrackers equivalent to a quarter-stick of dynamite to the rabbit and threw her into a lake.
Lucky Three Lucky Three or Lucky Three: an Elliott Smith Portrait is an 11-minute short film featuring Elliott Smith playing acoustic songs. Directed by Jem Cohen, the film was recorded October 17-20, 1996 in Portland, Oregon, and released in 1997.
Lucky225 Lucky225 (also known as Jered Morgan) is a South California phone phreak. He is most known for his Social Engineering abilities, co-hosting internet radio show Default Radio and exploration and knowledge of Caller ID spoofing, CPN, and ANI.
Lucky: No Time for Love Lucky is a 2005 Hindi-language film depicting the story of two lovers in war-torn Russia. The fairy tale-like story revolves around Lucky (Sneha Ullal), a young girl who studies in school, and Aditya (Salman Khan), a middle-aged bachelor, who is also the son of the Indian Ambassador to Russia.
Lucozade Lucozade is an energy drink containing glucose syrup and caffeine, produced by GlaxoSmithKline plc. It was first manufactured in 1927 by a Newcastle chemist, who experimented for several years to provide a source of energy for those who are sick.
Lucre Island Lucre Island is the first new island featured in Escape from Monkey Island and apparently the largest urban-centre in the Tri-Island Area. Lucre is home to the 2nd Bank of Lucre (there is no 1st bank in order to promote experience in the field) and several smaller businesses such as a Bait Shoppe, a Cane Shop and a Prosthesis shop.
Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu (November 4, 1900—April 17, 1954) was a Romanian communist politician and leading member of the Communist Party of Romania (PCR), also noted for his activities as a lawyer, sociologist and economist. For a while, he was a professor at Bucharest University.
Lucretia's Daggers With a namesake derived from the likes of 80s cult band Sisters of Mercy, Shakespeare/Livy-penned poetic biography, and 16th c. Borgia legend, New England musicians Lucretia’s Daggers have brought an arty touch to their "dark lyrical electro-rock for the apocalypse".
Lucrezia Agujari A renowned soprano in Mozart's day, she is best known for a piercing (above high C) note given by her in performance at the Ducal opera of Parma before Mozart Sr., who later referred to her performance with respect, and to herself as "the Bastardella".
Lucrezia Borgia Lucrezia (or Lucrecia) Borgia April 18, 1480 - June 24, 1519) was the daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, the powerful Renaissance Valencian who later became Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei. Her brother was the notorious despot Cesare Borgia.
Lucrezia Borgia (opera) Lucrezia Borgia is a melodramma, or opera, in a prologue and two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after the play by Victor Hugo, in its turn after the legend of Lucrezia Borgia.
Lucrezia Bori Lucrezia Bori (born Valencia, 24 December 1887 – died New York, 14 May 1960) was a celebrated Spanish operatic singer, a lyric soprano. Her real name was Lucrecia Borja y González de Riancho and her family were reputed to be descended from the Borgias.
Lucrezia Noin Lucrezia Noin is a fictional character from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. "Noin", as she usually prefers to be addressed, is consonant with the German word "neun" (9), similar to Zechs Marquise's given name, which is consonant with "sechs" (6).
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