Births on May 31

Konstantin Paustovsky

Born on May 31, 1892

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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Events on 1892

28 May

Sierra Club
In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
7 Jun

Plessy v. Ferguson
Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court case, Plessy v. Ferguson.
6 Jul

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.
8 Jul

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

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

Births on May 31

Konstantin Paustovsky

Born on May 31, 1892

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Events on 1892

Sierra Club

Plessy v. Ferguson

Homestead Strike

Great Fire of 1892

Telegraphy