2012 Event Scientists successfully sequence the tomato genome, and announce that tastier, more pesticide-resistant tomato varieties can be engineered for use in the next five years 1994 Death Marino Iandioro, canned tomato pioneer, dies at 64 1929 Birthday Marino Iandioro, canned Tomato Pioneer 1901 Birthday Tillie Ehrlich Lewin, leading industrialist, tomato queen 1820 Event Tomato is proven non-poisonous