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The people of 31 August
6 people in 6 stories, 29 deaths recorded, 2026
Hak Ja Han
Korean religious leader (born 1943)
A South Korean court sentences Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison for bribing officials, including former first lady Kim Keon Hee, in an effort to obtain policy favors.
Crime & Justice · 31 Aug · with Kim Keon Hee
Tupac Shakur
American rapper and actor (1971–1996)
A jury in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, finds former Crips gang leader Duane Davis guilty of first-degree murder for orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur during a drive-by shooting in Paradise in 1996.
Crime & Justice · 31 Aug
Bekim Sejdiu
Kosovar diplomat (born 1974)
Kosovo's Vetëvendosje and Democratic League parties agree to support former Constitutional Court judge Bekim Sejdiu for president, potentially ending nearly two years of political deadlock and enabling the formation of a new government.
Politics · 31 Aug
Giorgia Meloni
Prime Minister of Italy since 2022
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni announces that Italy will extend its suspension of the Schengen free movement agreement with Spain for another 15 days in response to the migrant crisis event at the Ceuta border fence with Morocco.
World · 31 Aug
Shelly Kittleson
2026 kidnapping of an American journalist in Iraq
A judiciary in Iraq sentences Kata'ib Hezbollah member Amir Rahim Jabbar to 15 years in prison for his role in the kidnapping of American journalist Shelly Kittleson.
Crime & Justice · 31 Aug
Dale Sanders
American hiker (born 1935)
Dale Sanders reclaims his record of being the oldest person to hike the entire Appalachian Trail, one of the world's longest hiking-only trails, after completing it at age 91.
Culture · 31 Aug
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