2009 Death Norman Borlaug, humanitarian, agronomist, discoveries saved one billion lives worldwide, winner, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing contributions to world peace for methods to increase food supply, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, dies 1995 Death Arthur Guy Clutton-Brock, English agronomist (Rhodesia), dies at 88 1914 Birthday Norman Borlaug, born in Cresco, Iowa, humanitarian, agronomist, discoveries saved one billion lives worldwide, winner, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing contributions to world peace for methods to increase food supply, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom 1906 Birthday Arthur Guy Clutton-Brock, English agronomist 1765 Birthday Jan Kops, Dutch agronomist/vicar 1755 Birthday Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist