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1940 27 Dec 194- |
Elizabeth Cheney, the 'spiritual mother of Paraguay', arrived in Paraguay, the first pioneer to the country. [Bahaipedia] | Elizabeth Cheney; Names and titles; First travel teachers and pioneers; Paraguay | first pioneer to Paraguay |
1940 27 Dec 194- |
Shoghi Effendi and Rúhíyyih Khánum returned Haifa. [PP181] | * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Shoghi Effendi, Travels of; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Haifa, Israel | |
1940 Dec 194- |
Gerald and Vivian MacBeans, a Jamaican couple, and their niece, Miss May Johnson, became the first people to accept the Faith in Haiti. | First Bahá'ís by country or area; Haiti | first Bahá'ís in Haiti |
1940 Dec 194- |
Eduardo Gonzales, a university student, accepted the Faith and became the first native Bahá'í of Ecuador. He was accepted as a Bahá'í on the occasion of his 21st birthday on the 15th of October 1943. Eduardo (Les) Gonzalez performed outstanding service for the Cause both as an itinerant teacher abroad and pioneer to Spain and Venezuela. Sadly, in later years he became a Covenant-breaker and had to be ex-communicated.
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Eduardo Gonzales; First believers by background; Indigenous people; Ecuador | first native Bahá’í of Ecuador |
1940 Dec 194- |
Luis Carlo Nieto became the first Bahá'í in Colombia.
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First Bahá'ís by country or area; Colombia | first Bahá’í in Colombia |
1940 20 Oct 194- |
Ralph Laltoo, the first Trinidadian to become a Bahá'í, accepted the Faith in Halifax, Nova Scotia. | First Bahá'ís by country or area; Halifax, NS; Nova Scotia, Canada | first Bahá'í from Trinidad |
1940 Sep 194- |
William Sears, Hand of the Cause of God, became a Bahá'í in Salt Lake City, Utah. | William Sears; * Hands of the Cause; Salt Lake City, UT; Utah, USA; United States (USA) | |
1940 1 Aug 194- |
The first four people to become Bahá'ís in Costa Rica accepted the Faith after Gayle Woolson and Amelia Ford from the United States arrived in Puerto Limón on 29 March 1940.
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First Bahá'ís by country or area; Costa Rica; Central America | first four Bahá’ís in Costa Rica |
1940 Aug 194- |
Daoud Toeg, then resident in Baghdad, made a trip to the district of Sulaymáníyyih in Kurdistán to try to determine where Bahá'u'lláh took refuge during His time there 1854 10 April - 1856 19 March. He photographed four possible sites. The story of his trip was published by Newsletter of the Haifa Spiritual Assembly and reprinted in Bahá'í News No 145 p11 and 12.
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* Bahaullah (chronology); Daoud Toeg; Caves; Sar Galu Mountain, Iraq; Sulaymaniyyih, Iraq; Kurdistan; Iraq | |
1940 28 Jul 194- |
Shoghi Effendi, Rúhíyyih Khánum and Sutherland Maxwell left England for South Africa aboard the SS Capetown Castle. It was Mr Maxwell's close friendship with the Canadian High Commissioner in London, Vincent Massey, that helped them secure the sea passage. [PP180]
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* Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Shoghi Effendi, Travels of; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Sutherland Maxwell; World War II; * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; United Kingdom; - Africa; South Africa; Congo, Democratic Republic of; Sudan; Egypt | |
1940 Jul 194- |
Gerrard Sluter, a German with Canadian citizenship and previously a pioneer in Guatemala, arrived in Colombia, the first Bahá'í to settle in the country.
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Gerrard Sluter-Schlutius; Covenant-breaking; Colombia | first Bahá’í to settle in Colombia |
1940 30 Jun 194- |
George Townshend preached a sermon in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, proclaiming the Bahá'í Faith to the congregation. [GT171] | George Townshend; - Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Dublin, Ireland; Ireland | |
1940 2 Jun 194- |
Shoghi Effendi, Rúhíyyih Khánum and Sutherland Maxwell left St Malo, France, for England and arrived the next morning In Southhampton. The following day St. Malo was occupied by the Nazis. Shoghi Effendi seemed acutely aware of the danger to himself and to the Faith should he fall into the hands of the Nazis because the Cause had already been banned in Germany and his inveterate enemy, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, was allied with them. [PP 179–80]
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* Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Shoghi Effendi, Travels of; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; World War II; Saint-Malo, France; France | |
1940 25 May 194- |
After having obtained a visa for Britain in Rome, Shoghi Effendi and Rúhíyyih Khánum left for England. They entered France at Menton and then travelled to Marseilles and eventually to St. Malo. A few days later the Italians enter the war against the Allies. [PP179] | * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Shoghi Effendi, Travels of; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; World War II; Rome, Italy; Italy; Menton, France; Marseilles, France; France; United Kingdom | |
1940 14 or 15 May 194- |
Shoghi Effendi determined to go to England; he and Rúhíyyih Khánum left Haifa for Italy via aquaplane en route to London. [PP 178]
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* Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Shoghi Effendi, Travels of; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; World War II; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Haifa, Israel; Genoa, Italy; Italy; London, England; United Kingdom | |
1940 13 May 194- |
American Baha'i John Stearns sailed from Los Angeles to Guayaquil, Ecuador to take up his pioneer post. He took up residence in Quito and became the first established pioneer in Ecuador. [Heroes of God: History of the Bahá'í Faith in Ecuador, 1940-1979 p.vii; p1] | Pioneer; John Stearns; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Ecuador | first established pioneer to Ecuador. |
1940 Ridván 194- |
Annual Report of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada 1939-1940 | Annual Report, National Spiritual Assembly; United States (USA); Canada | |
1940 Ridván 194- |
Annual Report National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Iran | Annual Report, National Spiritual Assembly; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
1940 Ridván 194- |
Annual Report National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India and Burma 1938-1940 | Annual Report, National Spiritual Assembly | |
1940 Ridván 194- |
Annual Report of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Australia and New Zealand 1838-1940. | Annual Report, National Spiritual Assembly; Sydney, Australia; Australia | |
1940 Ridván 194- |
Annual Report National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Iraq 1938-1940 | Annual Report, National Spiritual Assembly; Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq | |
1940 Apr 194- |
The first local spiritual assembly of Argentina was established in Buenos Aires. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Argentina | first LSA in Argentina |
1940 Mar 194- |
Emeric and Rosemary Sala of St. Lambert, Quebec arrived in Venezuela, the first pioneers to that country. During their eleven month stay in Caracas they made an eight-day trip by car over the Andes to visit a pioneer in Bogota, Columbia. [TG76-82] | Emeric Sala; Rosemary Sala; Venezuela | first pioneers to Venezuela |
1940 1 Mar 194- |
May Bolles Maxwell (b. 14 January 1940 in Englewood, NJ) passed away in Buenos Aires. [BBD153; TG49]
Shoghi Effendi called her "the spiritual mother of Canada" and Montreal the "mother city of Canada". [OBCC35] May Maxwell, the severed teacher firebrand of the love of God and spreader of the fragrances of God Mrs Maxwell, forsook her native land and hastened to the most distant countries out of love for her Master and yearning to sound the call to the Cause of her Lord and her inspiration, until she ascended to the highest summit attaining the rank of martyrdom in the capital of the Argentine. The furthermost boundary the countenances of paradise invoke blessings upon her in the glorious apex saying, may she enjoy with healthy relish the cup that is full and brimming over with the wine of the love of God for the like of this should the travaillers travail. Inform all the friends of the announcement of this mighty victory.[A talk] given by Mr Dunbar 28:08] |
May Maxwell (Bolles); Births and deaths; Names and titles; Sutherland Maxwell; Architecture; - Disciples of `Abdu'l-Bahá; First Bahá'ís by country or area; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Argentina | First Bahá'í on European soil. |
1940 9 Feb 194- |
The monuments of Navváb and the Purest Branch were dedicated at a ceremony in Haifa. [ZK293]
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Navvab (Asiyih Khanum); Mírzá Mihdi (Purest Branch); Monument Gardens; Marble; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Edward Keith-Roach; Mount Carmel; * Bahá'í World Centre; Chiampo, Italy; Italy | |
1940 13 Jan 194- |
María Teressa Martín de López (Irizarry), from Puerto Rico, became a Bahá'í in the Dominican Republic while on a visit. She was the first Puerto Rican Bahá'í and the first person to become a Bahá'í in the Dominican Republic.
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First Bahá'ís by country or area; Dominican Republic | first Puerto Rican Bahá’í; first declaration Dominican Republic |
1940 (In the year) 194- |
Ruth and Ellsworth Blackwell were the first Bahá'í pioneers to move to Haiti, where they spent more than half of the next thirty-five years. The book, White and Negro Alike. Stories of Baha'i Pioneers Ellsworth and Ruth Blackwell tells the story of the victories and the challenges they experienced in Haiti and in periods when they returned to Chicago between 1940 and 1975. It was written by Audrey Mike and published by Our Life Words.
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Ellsworth Blackwell; Ruth Blackwell; Haiti; Madagascar; Congo, Democratic Republic of | first pioneers to settle in Haiti |
1940 (In the year) 194- |
An institution for Bahá'í orphans was founded which served the community for many years. [BW9p251]
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Orphanages; Property; Endowments; Public baths (bathhouses); Iran | |
1940 (In the year) 194- |
ʿAbd-al-Mīṯāq Mīṯāqīya, ( 'Abdu'l-Missagh Missaghiyeh) a well-known Bahá'í of Tehran, built a hospital and donated it to the Bahá'í community. The hospital rapidly developed to employ highly respected physicians, and to obtain advanced equipment. It became known as one of the best medical centres in Tehran.
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Abd-al-Mitaq Mitaqiya; `Abdu'l-Missagh Missaghiyeh; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
1940 (In the year) 194- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Brazil was established in Bahia, with the assistance of Leonora Holsapple Armstrong.
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Leonora Holsapple Armstrong; Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Bahia, Brazil; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Brazil; Sao Paulo, Brazil | first LSA in Brazil |
1940 (In the year) 194- |
The Canadian Department of National Defence exempted Bahá'ís from combatant military duty. | Exemption; Recognition (legal); Military (armed forces); Military; Canada | |
1940 (In the year) 194- |
A Bahá'í centre was opened in Havana, Cuba, and an organized group was formed. | Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Havana, Cuba; Cuba | |
1940 (In the year) 194- |
The publication of I, Mary Magdalen by Juliet Thompson. It was a novel with a semi-autobiographical account of her contact with 'Abdu'l-Bahá. [Collins7.2554] | Juliet Thompson; I, Mary Magdalen; New York, USA; United States (USA) | |
1940 (In the year) 194- |
Narayenrao Rangnath Shethji, a Bahá'í from India surnamed Vakíl, visited Nepal, the first Bahá'í to do so. | Narayenrao Rangnath Shethji; Nepal | first Bahá’í to visit Nepal |
1940 (In the year) 194- |
Marcia Atwater, from the United States, arrived in Santiago, Chile, as the first long-term pioneer. | Marcia Atwater; First travel teachers and pioneers; Santiago, Chile; Chile | first long-term pioneer |
1940 (In the year) 194- |
Eleanor Smith Adler, a new Bahá'í from Los Angeles, settled in La Paz, the first pioneer to Bolivia. | Eleanor Smith Adler; La Paz, Bolivia; Bolivia | first pioneer to Bolivia |
1940 (in the decade) 194- |
Bahá'ís in Argentina faced opposition throughout the decade with both the police and nationalists intimidating them. | Persecution, Argentina; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Argentina | |
1940 (in the decade) 194- |
The first Egyptian Bahá'í summer school was held in the mid-1940s. | Summer schools; First summer and winter schools; Egypt | first Egyptian Bahá’í summer school |
1940 (in the decade) 194- |
The first Bahá'ís to reside in the Belgian Congo (Zaire) were Mr Rajah Ali Vahdat and Mme Marthe Molitor. | First travel teachers and pioneers; Congo, Democratic Republic of | first resident Bahá’ís in Belgian Congo |
1940 (In the decade) 194- |
By the mid-1940s Corporal Thomas Bereford Macauley became a Bahá'í in Nigeria, the first Bahá'í in the country. | First Bahá'ís by country or area; Nigeria | first Bahá’í in Nigeria |
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