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1954 15 Jul
195- |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in Macau, Harry P. F. Yim (Yim Pui Foung), a 45-year-old small business proprietor born in Canton, China, enrolled. | Harry P. F. Yim (Yim Pui Foung); Macau | first Bahá’í in Macau |
1954 12 Jul
195- |
The first South African to become a Bahá'í enrolled in the Faith on this day. [That Promising Continent 20] | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Pretoria, South Africa; South Africa | first South African to become a Bahá'í |
1954 12 Jul
195- |
Dudley Moore Blakely, an artist, sculptor and designer, and his wife, Elsa ('Judy'), British citizens living in Maine, arrived on Tongatapu and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh for Tonga Islands. [BW13:456] They shared the honour with Dr. Stanley Bolton. [BWNS286] | - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; - Islands; Tonga | |
1954 Second half of the year
195- |
The first Somali to become a Bahá'í in Djibouti, 'Alí 'Abdu'lláh, a 21-year old employee of a commercial firm, enrolled. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Djibouti, East Africa; Somalia; - Africa | first Somali Bahá’í |
1954 5 Jul
195- |
Violet Hoehnke, an Australian, arrived in Papua New Guinea and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for the Admiralty Islands. [BW13:449] | - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Papua New Guinea; Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
1954 Jul
195- |
Reginald Stone and Allan Delph became Bahá'ís in British Guiana, the first two people to accept the Faith in that country. | - First Bahá'ís by country or area; British Guiana; Latin America | first Bahá'ís in British Guiana |
1954 Jul
195- |
Dr John George Mitchell, an English physician who became a Bahá'í in 1950, arrived in Malta and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:454] | - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; - Islands; Malta | |
1954 Jul
195- |
José Marques arrived in Portuguese Timor and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:455] | - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Portuguese Timor; East Timor | |
1954 Jul c.
195- |
The first person to become a Bahá'í in Brunei, Daphne Hassan, enrolled. | Daphne Hassan; Brunei | first Bahá’í in Brunei |
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