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Konstantin Paustovsky
1892May, 31

Konstantin Paustovsky

Konstantin Paustovsky, Russian poet and author (d. 1968)
Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky (Russian: Константи́н Гео́ргиевич Паусто́вский, IPA: [pəʊˈstofskʲɪj]; 31 May [O.S. 19 May] 1892 – July 14, 1968) was a Russian Soviet writer nominated for the Nobel Prize for literature in 1965.

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  • 28May

    Sierra Club

    In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
  • 6Jul

    Homestead Strike

    Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded.
  • 7Jul

    Philippine Revolution

    The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution.
  • 8Jul

    Great Fire of 1892

    St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
  • 9Aug

    Telegraphy

    Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.