August 9, 1981 (Sunday)
- Major League Baseball resumed after a 59 day long strike and the cancellation of 713 games. The All-Star Game, originally set for July 14, opened in Cleveland, and regular games resumed the next day, with all teams at 0-0 for the second half of the season, and the four division leaders at the time of the strike getting playoff spots as first half pennant winners.
- Born: Li Jiawei, Chinese-American table tennis star, in Beijing
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