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2009 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
2004 Margaret Hassan, humanitarian, director of Care in Iraq who was murdered by terrorists, dies at 59 2002 John Wallach, journalist/humanitarian, dies at 59 2001 Emilie Schindler, humanitarian, ", helped save 1,000 Jews during WWII, ", dies at 93 2001 "Willie ""Pops"" Stargell", baseball great/humanitarian, dies at 61 1925 Paul Newman, born in Ohio, actor, entrepreneur, humanitarian, donated over $250 million to charity 1922 Rachel Robinson, social activist, humanitarian, Mrs. Jackie Robinson 1916 Anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian 1914 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 1911 Elsie Agnes Giorgi, physician/humanitarian 1898 Audley Moore, civil rights activist, humanitarian [Queen Mother] 1897 Pricilla L Williams, social activist/humanitarian 1877 Florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society 1875 Albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist, Nobel 1954 1861 Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian, Nobel 1922 |
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