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Ludwik Silberstein Ludwik Silberstein (1872 – 1948) was a Polish-American physicist that helped make special relativity and general relativity staples of university coursework. His textbook The Theory of Relativity was published by Cambridge University Press in 1914 with a second edition, expanded to include general relativity, in 1924.
Ludwika Maria Gonzaga Ludwika Maria Gonzaga de Nevers was the Queen consort of two Polish kings: Władysław IV and Jan II Kazimierz. She was born on 18 August 1611 in Paris (or Nevers) to Prince Charles Gonzaga and Catherine de Guise, princess of the French province of Maine.
Ludwika Wawrzyńska Ludwika Wawrzyńska (1908-1955) was a Polish teacher who worked at an elementary school in Warsaw. On February 8, 1955 she rescued four children from a burning house where they had been locked by their parents as they were leaving for work.
Lue Gim Gong Lue Gim Gong (呂金功, pinyin: Lǚ Jīngōng) (1859 Canton, China - July 3,1925 DeLand, Florida USA), was an immigrant from China and a horticulturalist. Known as "The Citrus Wizard," he is remembered for his contribution to the orange-growing industry in Florida.
Luedecke Arena The Luedecke Arena is a 6,500-seat multi-purpose arena on the grounds of the Travis County Exposition Center in Austin, Texas. The arena was home to the Austin Ice Bats ice hockey team from 1996 to 2006 and is still home to The Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo (formerly the Austin-Travis County Livestock Show and Rodeo).
Luen Wo Hui Luen Wo Hui (聯和墟) is a market town east of Fanling in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Located northeast of Fanling Station, it was formerly a market founded by villages in surrounding and later became a town.
Luethi-Peterson Camps Founded in 1949, the Luethi-Peterson Camps (LPC) are non-profit co-ed summer camps in different countries that aim to foster international understanding by bringing together kids from a variety of cultural backgrounds. Using crafts, sports, music and language study as vehicles, LPC emphasizes self-government, guiding children to take responsibility not only for themselves but for their community.
Lueyi Dovy Lueyi Dovy (born August 29, 1981 in Marseille) is a French sprinter. Together with Ladji Doucouré, Ronald Pognon and Eddy De Lépine he won a gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.
Lufbery The Lufbery was a French automobile manufactured from 1898 until around 1902. Built by Charles-Edouard Lufbery, it was a rear-engined vee-twin which combined epicyclic gearing and three-speed belt transmission to create a primitive form of overdrive.
Luffness Castle Luffness Castle, sometimes known as Luffness House or Aberlady Castle, is an inhabited castle of 13th century origin in Luffness, not far from Aberlady, in East Lothian, Scotland. The castle is historically part of the entail of the Earls of Hopetoun.
Lufia Lufia (Estpolis Denki in Japan) is a series of computer role-playing games by Taito for the Super NES and Game Boy Color/Advance, most of them developed by Neverland. The games combine RPG and puzzle game elements.
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals is a RPG game with puzzle elements developed by Neverland and published in Japan in 1995 by Taito, and in North America and Europe in 1996 by Natsume and Nintendo respectively, for the Super Nintendo video game console.
Lufia: The Legend Returns Lufia: The Legend Returns (Japanese: Estpolis Denki: Yomigaeru Densetsu) is a console role-playing game for the Game Boy Color developed by Neverland and published by Taito, Natsume, and Ubisoft in Japan, North America, and Europe respectively in 2001. It is the third game in the Lufia series and the first one to appear on a handheld gaming system.
Lufia: The Ruins of Lore Lufia: The Ruins of Lore (Japanese: Estpolis Gaiden: Chinmoku no Iseki) is a console role-playing game developed by Neverland and published by Taito in Japan in 2002 and later in North America by Atlus in 2003. It is the fourth game in the Lufia series of video games and the first one to appear on the Game Boy Advance.
Lufkin Industries Lufkin Industries is a manufacturing company based in Lufkin, Texas and one of the largest employers in the city. Founded in 1902, it produces machinery such as oil pumps, electrical equipment and trailers for trucks.
Luft Luft, the German word for "air" (sometimes also "space" or "breath"), is used by some chess writers and commentators to denote a space left by a pawn move into which a castled king may move, especially such a space made with the intention of avoiding a back-rank mate. A move leaving such a space is often said to "give the king some luft".
Lufthansa Deutsche Lufthansa AG () (pronounced ) is the largest German airline, and the second-largest in Europe (behind Air France-KLM, but before British Airways). The name of the company is derived from Luft (the German word for "air"), and Hansa (after Hanseatic League, the powerful medieval trading group).
Lufthansa Flight 181 Lufthansa Flight 181, commonly known as The Landshut (IPA: ) was a Lufthansa Boeing 737 that was hijacked as part of the events in the German Autumn of 1977. It was closely connected to the kidnapping of Hanns-Martin Schleyer, then president of the German employers' association, in Cologne, by the Red Army Faction (RAF) terrorist group.
Lufthansa Flight 540 Lufthansa Flight 540, registered as D-ABYB, was a commercial Lufthansa Boeing 747-130, carrying 157 people (140 passengers and 17 crew members), operating the final segment of its Frankfurt–Nairobi–Johannesburg route. On November 20, 1974 it crashed and caught fire shortly past the runway on take-off.
Lufthansa heist The 1978 Lufthansa Heist was planned by Jimmy Burke, an associate of the Lucchese crime family, and carried out by several of his associates. It all began when bookmaker Martin Krugman told Henry Hill (an associate of Jimmy Burke's) about millions of dollars in untraceable money.
Lufthansa Partner Lufthansa built up a worldwide partner network, offering coordinated connections, common frequent flyer programs and code sharing. After the liquidation of Team Lufthansa, some of the former Team Lufthansa members were integrated into the partner program.
Lufthansa Systems Lufthansa Systems AG is one of the world’s leading IT service providers for the airline and aviation industry. It has around 4,550 employees in several locations in Germany and offices in 17 countries and is headquartered in Kelsterbach near Frankfurt.
Lufti Bin Ali Lufti Bin Ali (also known as Mohammed Abdul Rahman) is a Tunisian held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cubalist of prisoners (.pdf), US Department of Defense, May 15 2006
Luftstreitkräfte der NVA Die Luftstreitkräfte der NVA (East German Air Force - EGAF), was the Air Force of the German Democratic Republic (GDR - East Germany). It was in existence from 1955 to 1990, when both East and West Germany united.
Lufttransport Lufttransport is a Norwegian helicopter and fixed-wing airline that operates primarily air ambulance helicopter and plane for the Norwegian and Swedish governments. In addition the airline offers services including survailence for the Norwegian Coast Guard, transport of ship pilots and scheduled air transport in the Norwegian territory of Svalbard.
Luftwaffe The Deutsche Luftwaffe or (German: air force, literally "Air Weapon" ) is the commonly used term for the German air force. In German usage the word Luftwaffe can also be a generic term, so "die Britische Luftwaffe" would mean "the British Air Force.
Luftwaffe Central (Weissrutenische) detachment (Luftflotte 6, Belarus) These Luftwaffe unit was detached in Belarus,East Poland,East Prussia,Ukraine,Slovakia and Russian occupied lands for air support of Axis forces in sector;with command offices in Priluki,Belarus, during June 26,1944,Eastern front
Luftwaffe serviceable aircraft strengths (1940-1945) The following tables summarize the operational strength of the German air force, or Luftwaffe, in terms of the number of different aircraft by general category. The period covered is World War II from 1940 to 1945, starting at the time of the Battle of Britain.
Luftwaffe Southern (Balkan-Ukraine) detachment (Luftflotte 4, Romania-Hungary) This Luftwaffe Detachment was based in Romania, Bulgaria, South east Poland, Hungary, Ukraine and Russian occupied territories, for supporting Axis forces; with command offices in Morczyn, Hungary, during June 26, 1944, Eastern Front.
Luftwaffe units before the 1939 invasion of Poland In peace time these Luftwaffe detachments were based in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia ; but they were moved to advanced bases on the outbreak of hostilities with Poland, the "Fall Weiss" Operation, on September 1,1939.
Lufu language The Lufu language of Nigeria is a nearly extinct language still spoken by some elders among the 2,000-3,000 Lufu in Takum Local Government Authority, Taraba State; its speakers have mostly shifted to Jukun. It is reported to have been close to Bete and Bibi.
Lugaid Lámdearg Lugaid Lámdearg ("red hand"), son of Eochaid Uaircheas was a legendary High King of Ireland. He took the kingship when he killed Eochaid Fiadmuine and deposed Conaing Begeaglach, and ruled for seven years before Conaing overthrew him and took the kingship back.
Lugaid mac Con Lugaid mac Con was a legendary High King of Ireland, said to have ruled in the 2nd or 3rd century. He supposedly gained his patronymic/epithet ("dog's son") after he was suckled as a child by a greyhound belonging to his foster-father.
Lugal-Zage-Si Lugal-Zage-Si of Umma (reigned ca. 2359 BC–2335 BC short chronology) was the last Sumerian king before the conquest of Sumer by Sargon of Akkad and the rise of the Akkadian Empire, and was considered as the only king of the third dynasty of Uruk.
Luganda language Luganda, sometimes known as Ganda, is a major language of Uganda, spoken by over three million people mainly in the Buganda region, which includes the Ugandan capital Kampala. It belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
Lugarno, New South Wales Lugarno is a suburb in the City of Hurstville, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 23km south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area.
Lugaru Lugaru: The Rabbit's Foot (pronounced Loo-GAH-roo) is the first commercial video game created by Wolfire Software. It is a cross-platform, 3d action/adventure game, featuring Turner, an anthropomorphic rabbit with curiously well-developed combat skills.
Lugbara The Lugbara are an ethnic group who live mainly in the West Nile region of Uganda and in the adjoining area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). They speak a Central Sudanic language similar to the language spoken by Madi, with whom they also share many cultural similarities.
Lugbara mythology The Lugbara live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. In Lugbara mythology, Adroa appeared in both good and evil aspects; he was the creator god and appeared on Earth as a human who was near death.
Lugdunum (disambiguation) Lugdunum, a Celtic compound possibly meaning "shining hill" or "hill of the god Lug", was the name of several ancient Gallo-Roman cities and towns, of which the following were the most important:
Luger pistol The Parabellum-Pistole (Pistol Parabellum), popularly known as the Luger pistol is a semi-automatic self-loading pistol introduced by Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) starting in the 1890s. It was a popular military and civilian handgun of the first half of the 20th century.
Lugg Brothers The Lugg Brothers (alternatively referred to as the Lug Brothers) are fictional characters created for the animated television series The Pirates of Dark Water. Their individual names are never given, and they only appeared in the five-part pilot miniseries Dark Water.
Luggage Luggage is any number of bags, cases and containers which hold a traveller's articles during transit. The modern traveller can be expected to have packages containing clothing, toiletries, small possessions, trip necessities, and on the return-trip, souvenirs.
Luggage locks There are two types of luggage locks that travelers can use when securing a bag for travel; standard luggage locks and United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) luggage locks. These days, due to heightened security at airports in the United States and overseas, all checked luggage is inspected by airport security.
Lugged steel frame construction Lugged steel frame construction is a method of building bicycle frames using steel tubing and sockets called lugs. For most of the history of the bicycle, steel has been the material of choice for high-quality bicycle frames (though its dominance has waned in the last two decades).
Lugger A lugger is a type of small sailing vessel setting lugsails on two or more masts and perhaps lug topsails. While this article is written in the present tense, in European waters at least, except as museum pieces, luggers are things of the past.
Luggiebank, Cumbernauld Luggiebank, Cumbernauld (Map) is a small village to the south of Cumbernauld and is now essentially a suburb of the town. It is situated on what used to be the Striling Road from Lanark, but as a result of a by pass (B8039) the old road is now a cul de sac.
Lugh Lugh (earlier Lug, modern Irish Lú, pronounced //) is an Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past. He is known by the epithets Lámhfhada ("long hand"), for his skill with a spear or sling, Samh-ildánach ("Summer-multi-talented", "skilled in many arts"), Lonnbeimnech ("sword-shouter") and Macnia ("boy hero"), and by the matronymic mac Ethlenn or mac Ethnenn ("son of Ethliu or Ethniu").
Lughnasadh Lughnasadh () is a Gaelic holiday celebrated on the first of August, or at the time of the ripening of the local berry crop, or on the full moon nearest the midpoint between the summer solstice and autumnal equinox.
Lugia is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise. Lugia was first introduced in the movie Pokémon The Movie 2000, and then in the video games Pokémon Gold and Silver, where this Pokémon represents the Silver version of the game.
Lugo (province) Lugo is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Asturias, León, Ourense, Pontevedra, and A Coruña, and by the Cantabrian Sea ( Bay of Biscay ) .
Lugou Bridge The Lugou Bridge (卢沟桥/盧溝橋), also known as the Marco Polo Bridge, is a famous stone bridge located 15 km outside of Beijing. The Lugou Bridge is well-known because it was highly praised by the Venetian traveler Marco Polo during his visit to China in the 13th century (the bridge was later known in Europe simply as the Marco Polo Bridge), and for the Marco Polo Bridge incident, which marked the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945).
LugRadio LugRadio is a British internet podcast, recorded every two weeks and published in ogg and mp3 formats. The LUG in LugRadio stands for Linux User Group and the show takes a serious and sometimes humorous look at Linux and events in the Free and Open Source communities.
Lugsteuring Lugsteuring (Air Disturbance) is the first full length album from the South-African punk rock band Fokofpolisiekar (Fuck Off Police Car). It was released in 2004 by Rhythm Records in South Africa and has 12 tracks with a total playtime of 41:43.
Lugus Lugus was an apparently popular Celtic deity attested in inscriptions in Gaul, Germany and Switzerland (RIG, G-159) and worshipped in Britain, in Ireland (compare Lugh), and in other ancient Celtic regions (CIL XIII 5078; CIL II 2818; RIG, G-159). His cult in the Iberian peninsula was centered among the Celtiberians (Simón, who provides a map). In the northwest, in Gallaecia, as Lugo he is mentioned in three inscriptions from Sober and Otero del Rey. Archaeological inscriptions indicate that Lugus or Lugh was an important deity for the Astures and one of their most important tribes, the Luggones, was named after him. He may appear in the plural: Lucubo Arquienobo, Locoubu Arquienis. Garcia Quintela (2003) suggests that a sanctuary dedicated to this native god might have been the basis for the foundation of the city of Lucus Augusti, the modern Lugo, Galicia. An inscription from Peña Amaya, north of Burgos, that is dedicated to Dibus M(agnis?) Lucubo(s) testifies to the supreme nature of this god among Canta
Lugwere Lugwere is the language spoken by the Bagwere, a Bantu people found in the eastern part of Uganda. It has a close dialectical resemblance to Lusoga, Lulamogi and Luganda, all languages spoken by tribes neighbhouring the Bagwere.
Lugworm The lugworm or sandworm is a large marine worm of the phylum Annelida. Its coiled castings are a familiar sight on a beach at low tide but the animal itself is not seen except by those who, from curiosity or to use as fishing bait, dig the worm out of the sand.
Luhn mod N algorithm The Luhn mod N algorithm is an extension to the Luhn algorithm (also known as mod 10 algorithm) that allows it to work with sequences of non-numeric characters. This can be useful when a check digit is required to validate an identification string composed of letters, a combination of letters and digits or even any arbitrary set of characters.
Luhrs Building The Luhrs Building is a historic ten-story building located at 11 West Jefferson in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It was built at a cost of $553,000 USD by local businessman George Luhrs and opened on April 1, 1924.
Luhya languages Luhya (also Luyia, Luhia) is a group of Bantu languages spoken in the western part of Kenya by the Luhya people residing between Lake Victoria, Uganda and Mount Elgon. The Luhya area extends into Uganda, where closely related languages like Masaba and Nyole are found.
Lucha libre Lucha libre is the professional wrestling performed in Latin American countries. Starting in the early 1900s it was mainly a regional phenomenon until Salvador Lutteroth brought wrestlers from the United States to Mexico in the 1930s, giving the sport a national foothold for the first time.
Lucha Reyes (Peruvian singer) Lucila J. Sarsines Reyes (July 19, 1936 - October 31 1973), was a Peruvian performer and one of the most respected singers of her country, one of Peru's most famous Afro-Peruvian personalities as well as a symbol of Peruvian nationalism both in Peru and to expatriates.
Luchesi authorship controversy The Luchesi authorship controversy concerns a claim by the Italian scholar G. Taboga that many of the most celebrated works by the famous composers of the Classical era Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were actually written in secret by Andrea Luchesi, a rarely mentioned Italian composer (1741-1801) who worked in Bonn during the same era.
Luchesio Modestini Luchesio Modestini (birth date unknown) was a merchant in the town of Poggibonzi in Tuscany. His biographers state that more than most merchants, he was so entirely and solely concerned with material success that he was generally reputed to be an avaricious man.
Luchi Luchi () is a deep-fried flatbread made of wheat flour and is a typical bengali cuisine. To make luchis a batter is prepared by mixing fine maida flour with water and a spoonful of ghee, which is then divided into small balls.
Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti, Duke of Modrone (November 2, 1906 - March 17, 1976) was an Italian theatre and cinema director and writer, best known for films such as The Leopard (1963). He died in Rome of a stroke at the age of 69.
Luchtaine In Irish mythology, Luchtaine (or Luchta) was a son of Brigid and Tuireann and the carpenter or wright of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He and his brothers Creidhne and Goibniu were known as the Trí Dée Dána, the three gods of art, who forged the weapons which the Tuatha Dé used to battle the Fomorians.
Lui Passaglia Lui Passaglia (born June 7, 1954 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a former professional Canadian football player and current front-office executive with the Canadian Football League's British Columbia Lions. Passaglia was the placekicker/punter for the Lions for a record-breaking 25 years (1976-2000).
Lui Temelkovski Lui Temelkovski (born October 4, 1954) is the Canadian Member of Parliament for the Ontario riding of Oak Ridges—Markham, representing the Liberal Party of Canada. He was first elected in the 2004 federal election and was re-elected in the 2006 election.
Luie Hond Luie Hond (Lazy Dog) is a Dutch reggae group from Leeuwarden, founded in the summer of 1997. Since their debut album in 2004 they have become increasingly popular in The Netherlands and Belgium, and their new album Met Liefde has been widely received as a great CD.
Luigi Alamanni Luigi Alamanni (sometimes spelt Alemanni) (March 6, 1495–April 18, 1556) was an Italian poet and statesman. He was regarded as a prolific and versatile poet, and is credited with introducing the epigram into Italian poetry.
Luigi Albertini Luigi Albertini (1871, Ancona – 1941, Rome) was an influential Italian journalist and an early and outspoken antifascist. He was a member of parliament in the Italian Senate from 1914 until the advent of the fascist dictatorship of Mussolini.
Luigi Aloysius Colla Luigi Aloysius Colla (1766-1848) was an Italian botanist of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. He was a member of the Provisional Government of Savoy from December 12 1798 to April 2 1799, taking his turn as chairman of the government in rotation for a ten-day term.
Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi (Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco) (January 29, 1873 – March 18, 1933), better known as Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi (Italian: Duca degli Abruzzi) was an Italian mountaineer and explorer who made the first ascent of Mount Saint Elias (Alaska-Yukon) in 1897 and was also an Italian admiral during World War I.
Luigi Anichini Luigi Anichini, Italian engraver of seals and medals, a native of Ferrara, lived at Venice about 1550. Michelangelo pronounced his "Interview of Alexander the Great with the high-priest at Jerusalem", "the perfection of the art".
Luigi Antonio Sabbatini Luigi Antonio Sabbatini (1732, Albano Laziale, Italy - January 29 1809, Padova, Italy) was an Italian composer and music theorist. He studied music at Bologna in the Franciscan Monastery, under Father Giovanni Baptista Martini.
Luigi Arienti Luigi Arienta (born January 6 1937) was a professional cyclist. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he and teammates Marino Vigna, Mario Vallotto and Franco Testa won an Olympic gold medal in the team pursuit, with a time of 4:30.
Luigi Boccherini Luigi Rodolfo Boccherini (February 19, 1743 – May 28, 1805) was a classical era composer and cellist from Italy, whose music retained a courtly and galante style while he matured somewhat apart from the major European musical centers. Boccherini is mostly known for one particular minuet from his String Quintet in E, Op.
Luigi Bruins Luigi Bruins (born 1987-03-09 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Excelsior Rotterdam, where he started his career. He's of Italian descent and thus still eligible for both Dutch and Italian National teams.
Luigi Capuana Luigi Capuana (May 28, 1839 - November 29, 1915) was an Italian author and journalist and one of the most important members of the Verist movement. He was a contemporary of Giovanni Verga, both having been born in the province of Catania within a year of each other.
Luigi Cardinal Amat di San Filippo e Sorso Luigi Cardinal Amat di San Filippo e Sorso (born June 20, 1796, Sinnai, archdiocese of Cagliari, Sardinia; died March 30, 1878, Rome, Italy) was the dean of the College of Cardinals during the last part of the record long reign of Pope Pius IX.
Luigi Cardinal Oreglia di Santo Stefano Luigi Cardinal Oreglia di Santo Stefano (born July 9, 1828, Bene Vagienna, Italy; died December 7, 1913, Rome, Italy) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church in the late nineteenth century. He was Bishop of Ostia (now Vicar of Rome) and Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals from 1896 until his death.
Luigi Cardinal Traglia Luigi Traglia (April 3, 1895 - November 22, 1977) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a prominent member of the Roman Curia. He worked about 50 years in Vatican City, ultimately as Dean of the College of Cardinals.
Luigi Cascioli Luigi Cascioli is an Italian atheist and author of the book The Fable of Christ. When Cascioli was younger he trained to become a Roman Catholic priest, but he left off his training to become a pronounced atheist and he asserted that Jesus never existed.
Luigi Castiglione Luigi ("Gino") Castiglione (born April 8, 1967 in San Severo, Apulia) is a former professional boxer from Italy, who won the silver medal at the 1991 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. In the final of the light flyweight (– 48 kg) he was defeated by Bulgaria's Ivailo Marinov.
Luigi Cocilovo Luigi Cocilovo (born October 7, 1947 in Palermo) is an Italian Member of the European Parliament and a University researcher in Law. He was elected on the Olive Tree ticket and sits with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group.
Luigi Da Porto Luigi Da Porto (Vicenza, 1485 - May 10, 1529) was an italian writer and storiographer, better known as the author of the novel with the story of Romeo and Juliet, later reprised by William Shakespeare for his famous drama.
Luigi Fantappiè Luigi Fantappiè (15 September1901-28 July1956) was an Italian mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis, where he was a student and follower of Vito Volterra. Later in life he proposed scientific theories of sweeping scope.
Luigi Galvani Luigi Galvani (September 9 1737–December 4 1798) was an Italian physician and physicist who lived and died in Bologna and who discovered that muscle and nerve cells produce electricity. Also, he was a pioneer in modern obstetrics.
Luigi Giussani Monsignor Luigi Giussani (October 15, 1922-February 22, 2005), Italian Catholic priest, educator, public intellectual and founder of the international Catholic movement Comunione e Liberazione (Communion and Liberation).
Luigi Griffanti Luigi Griffanti (born in Turbigo, Milan, April 20, 1917 – dead in Florence, May 2, 2006) was an Italian footballer. Nicknamed "Saracinesca", he was goalkeeper for Vigevano, Fiorentina, Torino, Venezia in 1930s and 1940s.
Luigi Cherubini Luigi Cherubini (September 14, 1760 – March 15, 1842) was an Italian composer who spent most of his working life in France. Although his music is not well known today, it was greatly admired by many of his contemporaries.
Luigi Illica Luigi Illica (Castell'Arquato, near Piacenza, Italy, 9 May 1857 - Colombarone, Italy, 16 December 1919) was a famous librettist who wrote for Giacomo Puccini, Alfredo Catalani, Umberto Giordano and other important Italian composers. His most famous opera librettos are those for La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Andrea Chénier.
Luigi Lablache Luigi Lablache (6 December 1794 - 23 January 1858) was an Italian bass of French and Irish heritage, born in Naples. He was most noted for his comic performances, with a powerful bass voice, a wide range, and adept acting: Leporello in Don Giovanni was one of his signature roles.
Luigi Lucheni Luigi Lucheni (April 22, 1873 – October 19, 1910) was an Italian anarchist who assassinated the Austrian Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria (commonly referred to as Sisi) in 1898. Lucheni believed in propaganda by the deed, a philosophy advocating spreading beliefs through actions.
Luigi Luzzatti Luigi Luzzatti (March 11, 1841 – March 29, 1927) was an Italian political figure and served as Prime Minister of Italy between 1910 and 1911. He was Italy's second Jewish prime minister in a row, being preceded by Sidney Sonnino.
Luigi Manini Luigi Manini (1848 – 1936) was a European set designer and architect. He was born in Brescia, Italy, and studied at the Brera Academy before becoming an assistant to Carlo Ferrario, the professor of stage design at La Scala.
Luigi Pelloux Luigi Pelloux (born March 1, 1839 in La Roche, Savoy; died October 26, 1924 in Bordighera, Italy) was an Italian general and politician, born of parents who retained their Italian nationality when Savoy was annexed to France.
Luigi Pistilli Luigi Pistilli (July 19, 1929 - April 21, 1996) was an Italian actor of stage, screen, and television. In theater, he was considered one of the country's best interpreters of Bertolt Brecht's plays in The Threepenny Opera and St.
Luigi Salvatorelli Luigi Salvatorelli (1886-1974) was an Italian historian and publicist, born in Marsciano, Perugina Italy, He was a political journalist in 1919 during Benito Mussolini's rise to power and was associated with La Stampa in 1921. Also member of Il Partito d'Azione (PdA).

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