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Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith

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Date 1953-12, sorted by firsts, descending

date event tags firsts
1953 27 Dec
195-
Gilbert and Daisy Robert, a French couple, become Bahá'ís in Madagascar, the first people to accept the Faith in the country. Daisy Robert; Gilbert Robert; Madagascar first Bahá'ís in Madagascar
1953 19 Dec
195-
Yan Kee Leong became a Bahá'í, the first person to accept the Faith in Malaya. - First Bahá'ís by country or area; British Malaya; Malaysia; Yan Kee Leong first Bahá'í in Malaya
1953 Late in the year
195-
'Abdu'l-Karím Amín Khawja became a Bahá'í in Algeria, the first person to accept the Faith in that country. [BN No277 p8] - Africa; - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Algeria first Bahá'í in Algeria
1953 Nov or Dec
195-
The arrival, from Egypt, of Knight of Bahá'u'lláh Labib Isfahani in Dakar, Senegal. He was followed by his brother Habib Isfahani in April of 1954 who also received the honour. [BW13:452, BWNS283] - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Dakar, Senegal; Egypt; Habib Isfahani; Labib Isfahani; Senegal
1953 Dec
195-
Jean and Tove Deleuran arrived in the Balearic Islands and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh in December. [BW13:449] - Islands; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Balearic Islands, Spain; Jean Deleuran; Tove Deleuran
1953 Dec
195-
Adíb Baghdádí arrived in Hadhramaut and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:452] - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Hadhramaut, Arabian Peninsula; Yemen
1953 7 Dec
195-
Jalál Kházeh was appointed a Hand of the Cause of God after the passing of Hand of the Cause of God Siegfried Schopflocher. [GBF111–12; MBW55] - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Appointments; Jalal Khazeh; Siegfried Schopflocher
1953 8 Dec
195-
Loretta and Carl Scherer arrived in Macau from Milwaukee and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh for that island. [BW13:453; PH73]
  • For the stories of their lives see BW18:738–40.
  • - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Macau
    1953 13 Dec
    195-
    A separate department for the Bahá'í Faith was established by the Israeli Ministry of Religious Affairs. [GBF137; PP 291; PP320] - Bahá'í World Centre; Israel; Recognition (legal)
    1953 Dec
    195-
    Kay Khusraw Dahamobedi, Bahíyyih Rawhání and Gulbár Áftábí arrived on Diu Island and are named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:451] - Islands; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Diu Island, India; India
    1953 Dec
    195-
    The arrival of Barbara Sims and her family, husband Sandy and daughter Sandra in Tokyo. [Barbara Sims' Contribution to Bahá'í Scholarship in Asia Pacific by Sandra S. Fotos; In memoriam Barbara Sims by Universal House of Justice, Sheridan Sims, and Sandra S. Fotos] Barbara Sims; Japan; Sandra Fotos; Tokyo, Japan
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