June 12, 1981 (Friday)
- 1981 Major League Baseball strike: After MLB players walked out on strike at midnight, the first of 713 games to be cancelled was the 1:35 pm game between the Chicago Cubs and the visiting San Diego Padres. The last game, the Seattle Mariners' 8-2 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles, had ended at 9:54 pm local time on June 11. The strike would last until August 1.
- Raiders of the Lost Ark, which would become the highest grossing film of the year, premiered in the United States, and subsequently was released in other nations.
- Born Adriana Lima, Brazilian model, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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