What day of the week was August 31, 1997?

The day of the week August 31st, 1997 fell on was a Sunday.

Dodi Fayed the Egyptian film producer (b. 1955) died on this day in 1997. As did Henri Paul the French security guard (b. 1956) , Diana the Princess of Wales (b. 1961) .

Diana the Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.