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Simone, Nina

(Eunice Kathleen Waymoa) singer, pianistBirthplace: Tryon, N.C.Born: 1933Died: 2003

Nina Simone 2003 Deaths

Nina Simone(Eunice Kathleen Waymoa)Age: 70 sultry chanteuse whose difficult-to-classify music combined jazz, classical, folk, and gospel. Her biggest hit was “My Baby Just Cares for Me.” A…

Paul Simon 2003 Deaths

Paul SimonAge: 75 former U.S. senator from Illinois who championed government-run social programs, including those for adult literacy, jobs creation, and federal student loans. He ran…

Martini, Simone

(Encyclopedia) Martini, SimoneMartini, Simonesēmôˈnā [key]Martini, Simone märtēˈnē [key], or Simone di MartinoSimone di Martinodē märtēˈnō [key], c.1283–1344, major Sienese painter. His art is…

La Niña

(Encyclopedia) La Niña: see El Niño–Southern Oscillation.

Weil, Simone

(Encyclopedia) Weil, SimoneWeil, Simonesēmônˈ vīl [key], 1909–43, French philosopher and mystic. After receiving her baccalauréat with honors at 15, she studied philosophy for four years, then…

Simon, Simone

actressBirthplace: Marseilles, FranceBorn: 4/23/1914

Veil, Simone

(Encyclopedia) Veil, Simone, 1927–2017, French politician, b. Simone Jacob. Interned in Nazi concentration camps during World War II because she was Jewish, she became a lawyer and government…

Totenberg, Nina

broadcast journalistBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 1/14/44