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1997 David Waller, actor (Lady Jane, Perfect Friday, Hannay), dies at 76

1995 Expos pitcher Pedro Martinez perfect game is broken up in 10th inning as San Diego's Bip Roberts leads off with a double, Mont wins 1-0

1994 Texas Ranger Kenny Rogers pitches baseball's 12th perfect game

1994 Replay shows A's Bobby Witt beat KC's Gagne to 1st in 6th but ump Gary Cedarstrom calls him safe, runing Witt's perfect game

1994 Harvey Haddix, pitcher (12 perfect inning game), dies at 68

1992 New York Jets finish perfect 5-0 pre-season for 1st time

1992 Balki and Mary Ann wed on "Perfect Strangers"

1991 Red Tom Browning vs Expo Dennis Martinez both perfect game pitcher

1991 Debbie Doom (U.S.) pitches 2nd consecutive perfect game in women's softball at the Pan American Games, beats Nicaragua, 8-0

1991 Dennis Martinez pitches the 15th perfect game in baseball history

1990 Seattle's Brian Holman's perfect game broken up with 2 outs in 9th

1990 8 2/3 inning perfect game pitched by Brian Holman of Oakland A's is spoiled by a home run hit by Ken Philips

1989 Nolan Ryan's perfect game broken in 8th, but gets his 300th strikeout

1989 Blue Jays Dave Steib's perfect game broken up in 9th with 2 outs by New York Yankee Roberto Kelly

1989 Red's Tom Browning is 3 outs away from his 2nd career perfect game when Phillie Dickie Thon doubles

1988 Cin Reds Tom Browning pitches a perfect game, beats Dodgers, 1-0

1988 Tom Browning of Cincinnati Reds pitches a perfect game against LA

1987 King Donovan, actor and director (Enforcer, Perfect Furlough), dies

1986 Phils Don Carmen perfect game bid is broken in 9th

1984 California Angel Mike Witt, pitches a perfect game over Texas Rangers, 1-0

1984 California Angel Michael Witt is 11th to pitch a perfect baseball game

1984 Mattingly's single breaks up Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid

1984 Montreal Expo David Palmer no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0 in a perfect 5 inn game

1984 British ice dancing team, Torvill and Dean, become 1st skaters to receive 9 perfect 6.0s in world championships

1984 West Indies beat Australia 2-0-1 to win cricket World Series Cup receiving all perfect scores for quality and gold medal

1982 Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45

1981 Len Barker of Cleveland pitches perfect game vs Toronto

1979 Julian Orchard, actor (Perfect Friday, Bless this House), dies at 49

1978 Yankee Catfish Hunter's 6-2 win gives him a perfect 6-0 in Aug 1978

1977 Seattle's John Montague pitches 6 2/3 innings of perfect relief tying 2 game record of retiring 33 consecutive batsmen

1968 Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Oakland pitches perfect game vs Twins (4-0)

1967 Minnesota Twin Dean Chance perfect games Boston Red Sox, 2-0 in 5 innings

1965 Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs Cubs (1-0)

1965 Illeana Douglas, born in Massachusetts, actress, Picture Perfect, To Die For, Hacks

1964 Phillies Jim Bunning pitches perfect game (Mets) on Fathers day, in 2nd game of DH, Mets get 3 hits, 3 being fewest hits in NL DH

1964 Ranger 6 launched; makes perfect flight to Moon, but cameras fail

1963 Gail O'Grady, Detroit, actress, Hitman, Nobody's Perfect, New YorkPD Blue

1961 Nancy Travis, New York City, actress, Kim-Almost Perfect, Chaplin, 8 Men Out

1959 Eddie Lubanski bowls 2 consecutive perfect games

1959 Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, loses in 13th

1959 Bronson Pinchot, New York City, actor, Perfect Strangers, Beverly Hills Cop

1958 Billy Pierce's perfect game bid broken with 2 outs in 9th

1956 Don Larsen, New York, pitches only perfect World Series game, vs Brooklyn

1950 Murphy Cross, born in Harve de Grace, Maryland, actor, Phyl and Mikhy, Perfect

1948 Michael Finneran, diver, 1st perfect 10 on 10m platform

1948 J D Salinger's "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish" appears in NY

1936 Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist, Perfect Circle

1931 Jim Bunning, Phillies pitcher, perfect Game vs Mets 1965, Rep-R-Ky

1931 Det Tiger Tommy Bridges perfect game is broken up with 2 outs in 9th

1931 Leo Bentley bowls 3 consecutive perfect games in Lorain, Ohio

1929 Ira Levin, author, Rosemary Baby, Boys From Brazil, This Perfect Day

1929 Don Larsen, pitcher, New York Yankees, on what must have been a perfect day

1927 Gualberto T. Hernandez, perfect minister Netherlands Antilles

1925 Harvey Haddix, baseball pitcher, pitched perfect game into 12th

1924 Frank Carauna, becomes 1st to bowl 2 successive perfect 300 games

1922 Charlie Robertson of Chicago pitches a perfect no-hit, no-run game

1922 Chicago White Sox Charles Robertson perfect games Detroit Tigers, 2-0

1921 Ed Wynn's musical "Perfect Fool," premieres in New York City

1917 Ernie Shore replaces Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth with a runner on, he throws him out and retires all 26 he faces for a perfect game

1908 Addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who won 40 in a row

1907 St. Louis Card Ed Karger pitches perfect game vs Braves, 4-0 in 7 inn

1904 Cy Young of Boston pitches perfect game against Philadelphia A's (3-0)

1880 John Ward, Providence, pitches perfect game vs Buffalo

1880 1st baseball perfect game-John Richmond of Worcester beats Cleve

1880 John Lee Richmond pitches 1st major league perfect game, Worcester 1, Cleveland's Forest City 0

1495 John II, the Perfect/Consummate, King of Portugal (1481-95), dies

1455 Joao II, the perfect, King of Portugal, 1481-95, /took in Spanish Jews



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