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Vázquez, Tabaré

(Encyclopedia) Vásquez, Tabaré (Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas)Vásquez, Tabarétäbärāˈ rämōnˈ väsˈkĕs rôˈsäs [key], 1940–2020, Uruguayan political leader, president of Uruguay (2005–10, 2015–20). He…

Mario Zagalo

Born: Aug. 9, 1931Soccer Brazilian forward who is one of only two men (Franz Beckenbauer is the other) to serve as both captain (1962) and coach (1970,94) of World Cup champion.

Mario Andretti

Born: Feb. 28, 1940Auto racer 4-time USAC-CART national champion (1965-66,69,84); only driver to win Daytona 500 (1967), Indy 500 (1969) and Formula One world title (1978); Indy 500 Rookie of Year…

Mario Lemieux

Born: Oct. 5, 1965Hockey C 6-time NHL scoring leader (1988-89,92-93,96,97); Rookie of Year (1985); 4-time All-NHL 1st team (1988-89,93,96); 3-time regular season MVP (1988,93,96); 3-time All-Star…

Mario Puzo

Born: 10/15/1920Birthplace: "Hell's Kitchen," New York City author who penned The Godfather, a bestseller that would later be made into one of the most popular movies of all-time. He also wrote the…

Mario Molina

chemist, Nobel laureateBorn: March 19, 1943Birthplace: Mexico City At the University of California at Berkeley in 1973, Molina and Sherwood Rowland began researching chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs),…

Mario

(Encyclopedia) MarioMariomärˈyō [key], 1810–83, stage name of Giovanni Matteo, Cavaliere di Candia, Italian tenor. An officer of the Piedmontese guard, he went to Paris in 1836 and studied at the…

Draghi, Mario

(Encyclopedia) Draghi, Mario Draghi, Mario mäˈēō drägˈē [key], 1947–, Italian economist and government and…

Andretti, Mario

(Encyclopedia) Andretti, MarioAndretti, Marioăndrĕtˈē [key], 1940–, American auto racing driver, b. Italy. He is the only driver to have won the Indianapolis 500 (1969), stock racing's Daytona 500 (…

Molina, Mario

(Encyclopedia) Molina, Mario (Mario José Molina-Pasquel y Henríquez), 1943–2020, Mexican chemist, Ph.D. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1972. Molina was a professor at the Univ. of California, Irvine…