September 1, 1981 (Tuesday)
- 1981 Pacific typhoon season#Typhoon Agnes (Pining) struck South Korea, bringing with it the heaviest rainfall seen on the Korean peninsula in the 20th century, with as much as 28 inches (71 cm) falling over the next two days. The final toll was 120 people dead or missing.
- David Dacko, who had recently been re-elected, quit as President of the Central African Republic, turned over control to army commander General Andre Kolingba. General Kolingba remained in power until 1993.
- Died: Albert Speer, 76, German Nazi architect and war minister; and Ann Harding, 79, American actress
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