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La Niña

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

Biographies: 2013 People in the News

2013 People in the News See also 2012 People in the News 2011 People in the News 2010 People in the News 2009 People in the News 2008 People in the News 2007 People in…

Biographies: 2014 People in the News

2014 People in the News See also 2013 People in the News 2012 People in the News 2011 People in the News 2010 People in the News 2009 People in the News 2008 People in the News 2007 People…

Simone, Nina

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

Totenberg, Nina

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

Foch, Nina

actressBirthplace: Leyden, NetherlandsBorn: 4/20/24

Pinzón, Martín Alonso

(Encyclopedia) Pinzón, Martín AlonsoPinzón, Martín Alonsomärtēnˈ älōnˈsō pēnthōnˈ [key] d.1493, Spanish navigator. The commander of the Pinta on Columbus's first voyage to the New World in 1492, he…

Laforet, Carmen

(Encyclopedia) Laforet, Carmen (Carmen Laforet Díaz)Laforet, Carmenkärˈmān läfōrĕtˈ [key], 1921–2004, Spanish writer, b. Barcelona. Her first novel, Nada (1945, tr. Andrea 1964), which describes the…

Nina Garcia Biography

Born: May 3, 1965Birthplace: Barranquilla, ColombiaBest Known as: The tough judge on Project Runway Nina Garcia was Fashion Director of Elle magazine from 2000…

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…