Historical Events
Video Music Awards
25th MTV Video Music Awards: Britney Spears & Chris Brown win
Chris Brown
Britney Spears
- 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)
2008 Highlights
About September 7, 2008
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 12 years, 5 months and 18 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Virgo
