Historical Events
Video Music Awards
25th MTV Video Music Awards: Britney Spears & Chris Brown win
- US Government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Famous Deaths
- Don Haskins, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Texas El Paso 1961-99; NCAA Tournament 1966), dies at 78
- Ilarion Ciobanu, Romanian actor (b. 1931)
- Miljenko "Dino" Dvornik, Croatian singer known as "the Croatian King of Funk", dies of an overdose at 44
- Nagi Noda, Japanese pop artist and director (b. 1973)
- Richard "Popcorn" Wylie, American R&B and soul pianist, bandleader, songwriter, and record producer, dies of congestive heart failure at 69
2008 Highlights
About September 7, 2008
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 13 years, 8 months and 18 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Whatever You Like - T.I.- #1 Song: I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
#1 Song: Whatever You Like - T.I.
#1 Song: I Kissed A Girl - 