2010 Event John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator announces Niger faces total crop failure worse than that of 2005 1985 Event Cold wave damages 90 percent of Florida's citrus crop 1961 Birthday Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist, Eton Crop 1951 Event Most expensive U.S. hailstorm ($1.5M crop damage and $14M property-Kansas) 1938 Event U.S. Federal Crop Insurance program authorized