2013 Event Amidst criticism for its lack of help in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, China's 'Peace Ark', a 14,000-ton navy hospital ship, is sent to the Philippines to help its relief efforts'; the country also sent an emergency medical team and a disaster relief team from the Chinese Red Cross 2013 Event In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, Australian pledges $10 million to help with major clean-up and relief efforts in Vietnam, where over people in a single province are feared dead 2010 Event An audio recording by Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden says Muslim nations haven't done enough to support relief efforts in flood-hit Pakistan 2010 Event U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner declares his interest in allowing the set of tax cuts in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 to expire at the end of 2010 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 1998 Event "Comic Relief" benefit comedy show 1990 Event Comic Relief '90 (4th one) raises $4.7 million 1990 Event Oriole Gregg Olson sets relief pitcher rec of 41 cons scoreless inns 1989 Event Balt's Gregg Olson is 1st relief pitcher to win AL Rookie of Year 1987 Event Phillies Kent Tekulve pitches his 900th game in relief 1985 Event "Live Aid" concert raises over $70 million for African famine relief 1985 Event Farmers converge in Washington to demand economic relief 1981 Event Rollie Fingers is 1st relief pitcher to win AL MVP 1977 Event Seattle's John Montague pitches 6 2/3 innings of perfect relief tying 2 game record of retiring 33 consecutive batsmen 1976 Event Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years 1974 Event Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award 1974 Event Mel Stottlemyre's AL record 272nd consecutive start, without relief 1973 Event Dodgers trade Willie Davis to Expos for relief pitcher Mike Marshall 1965 Event Denny McLain in relief strikesout 1st 7 batters faced and record 14 in 6 2/3 innings, Bill Freehan ties catcher record of 19 putouts 1965 Birthday Mike Butcher, born in Davenport, Iowa, relief pitcher, professional baseball player, pitching coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1963 Event Oriole's Dick Hall retires his 28th consecutive player in relief 1957 Birthday Craig Lefferts, born in Munich, West Germany, professional baseball player, played for Chicago Cubs, relief pitcher, pitching coach for Vancouver Canadians 1953 Event Red Sox Ben Flowers sets then record of 8 consecutive games in relief 1952 Event New York Giant Hoyt Wilhelm wins his 1st relief game and hits his only home run 1951 Birthday Richard "Goose" Gossage, relief pitcher, Yankees, Padres, A's 1946 Birthday Rollie Fingers, relief pitcher, Oakland Athletics, MVP/Cy Young-1981 1944 Birthday Sparky Lyle, relief pitcher, New York Yankees, Cy Young 1943 Event United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration forms 1942 Event Walter Johnson pitches to Babe Ruth in pregame attraction that draws 69,000 for New York - Washington game, raises $80,000 for Army-Navy relief 1942 Event 1st twilight game in 24 years, the Dodgers top Giants 7-6 raising $60,000 for Navy Relief Fund 1939 Event White Sox reliever Clint Brown sets record of 61st relief appearance 1936 Event Indians' Bob Feller makes his major league debut in relief 1935 Event 1st U.S. surgical operation for relief of angina pectoris, Cleveland 1933 Event Federal Emergency Relief Administration and Agricultural Adjustment Administration form to help the needy and farmers 1932 Event Jack Burnett gets 9 hits, Eddie Rommel relieves in 2nd 18-17 victory in 18 as his A's beats Indians in longest relief job 1915 Event Cubs George "Zip" Zabel relieves with 2 outs in 1st and winds up with 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in longest relief job ever 1912 Event Relief laws replaces those of 1854, in Netherlands 1906 Event Cub's Pitcher Jack Taylor ends a string of completing 202 games (187 complete, 15 relief) by Dodgers in 3rd inning 1900 Birthday Franklin C Fry, U.S. minister, Lutheran World Relief 1857 Event Relief of Lucknow by Havelock and Outram begins 1834 Death Antonius van Gils, RC theologist (against Relief), dies at 75 1831 Death Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literary (My Relief), dies at 75 1566 Death Girolamo della Robbia, Italian sculptor (Majolica relief), dies
