What happened 9 June in United Kingdom

At the age of thirty, he was elected as MP for Sedgefield in 1983; despite the party's landslide defeat at the general election.

The "Falklands factor", an economic recovery beginning early in 1982, and a bitterly divided opposition all contributed to Thatcher's second election victory in 1983.

The Labour Party campaigned in the 1983 general election on a commitment to withdraw from the EC without a referendum.

On 9 June 2010, it was announced that Ballack, along with teammates Joe Cole and Juliano Belletti, would leave Chelsea on a free transfer after his contract was not renewed. It was reported that while manager Carlo Ancelotti wanted to retain Ballack, club owner Roman Abramovich was only willing to offer a one-year deal due to Ballack's age.