Timeline May 1892

Events in May 1892 2

• 1892 – 1980 Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980) Died 4 May 1980, aged 87 Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman who led Yugoslavia as president from 1953 until his death, maintaining independence from both Soviet and Western blocs as a founder of the Non-Aligned Movement. He had led the Partisan resistance against Axis occupation during World War II. His death raised fears about Yugoslavia's future stability, which fractured a decade later.
• 1892 Sierra Club founded John Muir establishes conservation organization in San Francisco Naturalist John Muir and a group of supporters founded the Sierra Club in San Francisco to promote the protection of California's mountain landscapes, particularly the Sierra Nevada. It grew into one of the oldest and most influential environmental organizations in the United States.