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1874 14 Nov 187- |
Birth of William Sutherland Maxwell, Hand of the Cause of God, in Montreal. | Sutherland Maxwell; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; Montreal, QC; Canada | |
1874 9 Oct 187- |
Headquartered in Bern, Switzerland, the General Postal Union was established when 22 countries signed the Treaty of Bern on this day in 1874. The organization was formed with the intent of unifying the multitude of international postal services into a single postal territory and establishing regulations for international mail exchanges. In 1878, the group's name was changed to the Universal Postal Union to reflect its fast-growing global membership. Today, the UPU has expanded to 192 member countries and not only sets the guidelines for international mail exchanges, but also serves to advise, mediate, and act as a liaison in postal matters, making recommendations for growth and providing technical assistance as needed.
The Universal Postal Congress it held every four years. The 28th Universal Postal Congress will be held in 2025 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Four Extraordinary Congresses have been held to date. The last one was held in Saudi Arabia in 2023 to examine proposals associated with the further opening up of the Union to wider postal sector players, as well as other urgent postal sector issues. The Universal Postal Union became a specialized agency of the United Nations on 1 July 1948. As such, the UPU contributes to the development of UN policies and activities that have a direct link with its mandate and missions to promote social and economic development.is the world's second oldest international organization. [UPU website] |
United Nations; International relations; International Standards; Bern, Switzerland; Switzerland; Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
1874 6 Jun 187- |
Birth of Louis George Gregory, Hand of the Cause of God at Charleston, South Carolina. | Louis G. Gregory; * Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; South Carolina, USA; United States (USA) | |
1874 19 May 187- |
Birth of John Ebenezer Esslemont, Hand of the Cause of God, in Aberdeen, Scotland. | Esslemont; * Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; Aberdeen, Scotland; Scotland; United Kingdom | |
1874 8 May 187- |
The arrival of the eldest son of Násiri'd-Dín Sháh, Sultán-Mas'úd Mírzá, Zillu's-Sultán, in Isfahán as governor. [BBR269]
Within a few days of the arrival of Zillu's-Sultán in Isfahán, a general persecution of Bahá'ís began. [BBRXXXIX, 269–70] |
Sultan-Masud Mírzá; - Governors; Zillus-Sultan; Shaykh Muhammad-Baqir; Wolf; Isfahan, Iran; Iran | |
1874 Apr 187- |
Shaykh Muhammad-Báqir, the Wolf, has 20 or more Bahá'ís arrested in Isfahán. [BW18:383] | Shaykh Muhammad-Baqir; Wolf; Isfahan, Iran; Iran | |
1874 - 1875 187- |
The passing of Mullá Sádiq-i-Muqaddas-i-Khurásání entitled by Bahá'u'lláh Ism'lláh'l-Asdaq (In the Name of God the Most Truthful) in Hamadán. He was born in Mashhad in around 1800, the son of a cleric, he furthered his own clerical studies in Karbila under the Shaykhi leader Sayyid Qasim Rashti, eventually gaining the rank of mujtahid, and becoming known by the honorific title Muqaddas ('the holy one').
Note: Other sources fix his passing, EB23 and LoF32: 1889, but Bahá'í Encyclopedia Project had determine his passing as 1291 A.H or 1874-1875. The source is a letter from the Research Department dated 25 July 2005. |
- In Memoriam; * Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Ismullahul-Asdaq (Mulla Sadiq Khurasani); Hands of the Cause, referred to as such by `Abdu'l-Bahá; Hamadán, Iran; Iran |
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