Chronology: Date 1953-10-1

date	event	tags	firsts
1953 18 Oct	George and Marguerite (Peggy) True arrived on Tenerif with their 12-year-old son Barry and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh for the Canary Islands. [BW13:450; BW19p634]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Islands; George True; Peggy True; Margarite True; Barry True; Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands; Canary Islands, Spain
1953 17 Oct	The arrival of Knight of Bahá'u'lláh Bertha Dobbins in Vanuatu. [BWNS256]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Islands; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Vanuatu; Oceania
1953 16 Oct	Benjamin Dunham Weeden and his wife Gladys (née Anderson) arrived in Antigua and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh for the Leeward Islands. [BW13:453] For the story of Ben Weeden's life see BW15:478–9. For the story of Gladys Weeden's life see BW18:692–6.	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Islands; Antigua; Leeward Islands
1953 15 Oct	Eberhard Friedland arrived in French Guiana from the United States and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:451]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; French Guiana
1953 Oct	Enoch Olinga arrived in Victoria (Limbé) and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for the British Cameroons. [BW13:449] The first Cameroonian to become a Bahá'í in British Cameroon was a youth, Jacob Tabot Awo. The first Cameroonian adult to become a Bahá'í was Enoch Ngompek of the Bassa tribe. The first Cameroonian woman to become a Bahá'í was Esther Obeu, the wife of David Tanyi.	Enoch Olinga; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; First Bahá'ís by country or area; Limbé, Camaroon; British Cameroon; Cameroon; Nigeria	first Cameroonian youth Bahá’í; first Cameroonian adult Bahá’í; first Cameroonian woman Bahá’í
1953 14 Oct	Edith M. Danielsen arrived on Aitutaki Island, 150 miles north of Rarotonga, before leaving for Avarua, Rarotonga, five days later and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for the Cook Islands. [BW13:450] For the story of her life see BW19:625–6.	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Islands; Cook Islands
1953 14 Oct	Robert and Elinor Wolff arrived in Dutch Guiana and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:451]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Dutch Guiana (Suriname); Suriname
1953 14 Oct	Shoghi Effendi announced the settling of 13 further Knights of Bahá'u'lláh, with 178 territories now open to the Faith. [MBW173]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Shoghi Effendi, Life of; Statistics; Growth; Ten Year Crusade; - Worldwide
1953 13 Oct	Esther Evans and Lillian Middlemast arrived in Castries, St Lucia, and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh for the Windward Islands. BW13:457]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Islands; Castries, St. Lucia; St. Lucia; Windward Islands
1953 13 Oct	Frederick and Elizabeth Laws arrived in Basutoland (Lesotho) and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:449, BWNS262 ] For the story of the life of Elizabeth Laws see BW17:459–60. Chadwick Mohapi and his wife became the first Bahá'ís in Basutoland (Lesotho). [TG166]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Basutoland	first Bahá'ís in Basutoland (Lesotho)
1953 13 Oct	Una Townshend arrived in Malta and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:454, BWNS234]	Una Townshend; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Islands; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Malta
1953 11 Oct	Fawzí Zaynu'l-'Ábidín and his wife, Bahíyyih 'Alí Sa'di'd-Dín, and their sons Kamál and Sharíf arrived in Tetuán from Egypt and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh for Spanish Morocco. [BW13:456] For the story of Fawzí Zaynu'l-'Ábidín's life see BW16:544–6.	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Fawzi Zaynul-Abidin; Bahiyyih Ali Sadid-Din; Kamal Zaynul-Abidin; Sharif Zaynul-Abidin; Tetuan; Morocco
1953 Oct	Elly Becking arrived in Dutch New Guinea and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:451]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Dutch New Guinea; Indonesia
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