Historical Events
Venice Film Festival
64th Venice Film Festival: "Lust, Caution" directed by Ang Lee wins Golden Lion
- A United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident takes place at Minot Air Force Base and Barksdale Air Force Base.
Famous Deaths
- Alfred Peet, Dutch-American entrepreneur and the founder of Peet's Coffee & Tea (b. 1920)
- Banarsi Das Gupta, Indian 4th Chief Minister of Haryana (1975-77), dies at 89
- Chaswe Nsofwa, Zambian soccer striker (33 caps; Zanaco FC), dies from heart failure at 28
- James Muir Cameron Fletcher, New Zealand industrialist (b. 1914)
- Pierre Messmer, French politician (Prime Minister of France 1972-74 under Georges Pompidou), dies at 91
- Richard Jewell, American security guard (central figure in 1996 Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta bombing), dies from kidney failure at 44
Died in 2007 2007 Highlights
About August 29, 2007
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 16 years, 7 months and 21 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston
#1 Song: Stronger - Kanye West
