What day of the week was August 31, 2008?

The day of the week August 31st, 2008 fell on was a Sunday.

Ike Pappas the American journalist (b. 1933) died on this day in 2008. As did Victor Yates the New Zealand rugby player (b. 1939) , Ken Campbell the English writer, actor, director and comedian (b. 1941) .