Historical Events
- "Laserphonic Fantasy" premieres
Belmont Stakes
116th Belmont: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Swale wins in 2:27.2
#1 in the Charts
Cyndi Lauper gets her first US #1 hit with "Time After Time"
- Donald Duck's 50th birthday celebrated at Disneyland
French Open Women's Tennis
French Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert 6-3, 6-1; 2nd women in Open Era to hold all 4 Grand Slam titles at once
- Jurgen Hingsen of West Germany sets record for decathlon, 8,798 pts
- NASA suffers a launch vehicle failure launching Intelsat 509
- Polygram's Hanover Germany plant produces its 10 millionth CD
Music History
Weird Al Yankovic gives a live performance at Starlight Amphitheater
Famous Birthdays
- Kaleth Morales, Colombian vallenato folk music singer and songwriter ("Vivo en el Limbo" - I Live in the Limbo), born in Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia (d. 2005)
- Masoud Shojaei, Iranian footballer, born in Shiraz, Iran
- Wesley Sneijder, Dutch soccer midfielder (134 caps; Ajax, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Galatasaray), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- Yulieski Gourriel, Cuban baseball player, born in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
About June 9, 1984
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 39 years, 10 months and 16 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Gemini
Music Charts
#1 Song: Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
#1 Song: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
