Deaths on August 31

Jean Jacques Paradis Canadian general (b. 1928)

Lieutenant General Jean Jacques Paradis CMM, CD (7 November 1928 – 31 August 2007) was the Commander, Mobile Command of the Canadian Forces.

9 Jan

IPhone
Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco.
29 Jun

IPhone
Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.
12 Jul

July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike
U.S. Army Apache helicopters perform airstrikes in Baghdad, Iraq; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.
4 Aug

Phoenix (spacecraft)
NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is launched.
18 Sep

Saffron Revolution
Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some call the Saffron Revolution.