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1959 4 Nov 195- |
The Hands of the Cause issued a message from their third Conclave. [MC166–70]
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* Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Universal House of Justice, Election of; International Bahá'í Council; Charles Mason Remey; Covenant-breaking; Akka, Israel | |
1959 23 Oct - 1 Nov 195- |
The third Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahjí. [BW13:351; MC127-173]
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Bahji, Israel; * Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Charles Mason Remey; Guardianship; Covenant-breaking; Akka, Israel | |
1959 Sep 195- |
Clifford and Catherine Huxtable arrived in the Gulf Islands and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh (albeit on 14 September 1969 see LNW101). [BW13:457] | Clifford Huxtable; Catherine Huxtable; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; - Islands; Gulf Islands, BC | first pioneers Gulf Islands |
1959 19 Aug 195- |
John Chang, his wife and child visited Hainan Island, just off China. He thought someone with a family would attract less attention than a single man but he was asked to leave by authorities after only 14 days. [KoB 3,171] | John Chang; Hainan Island, China; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh | shortest duration of stay for any Knight of Baha'u'llah |
1959 18 Aug 195- |
Cheong Siu Choi (John Z. T. Chang), the Chinese headmaster of the Leng Nam Middle School and a highly respected leader in Macau, arrived with his family on Hainan Island and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:452]
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- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; - Islands; Hainan Island, China | |
1950 Aug 195- |
John Z. T. Chang arrived in Hainan Island and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:452] | - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; - Islands; Hainan Island, China | first pioneer Hainan Island |
1959 14 Jun 195- |
The Hands of the Cause announced that the remains of the cousin of the Báb had been identified and had been transferred to a cemetery. [MC161] | * Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Haifa, Israel | |
1959 2 Jun 195- |
The first Greek woman to become a Bahá'í, Ketty Antoniou, enrolled in Greece. | Ketty Antoniou; Greece | first Greek Bahá'í woman |
1959 7 May 195- |
Donald Corbin, a pioneer to Grenada Island, made a trip to Dominica specifically to try to reach the Carib Indians. [BN No 343 September 1959 p10-11] | Pioneer; Donald Corbin; - Indigenous people; Dominica; Grenada | |
1959 Ridván 195- |
The Custodians announced that the resting place of the remains of the father of Bahá'u'lláh had been identified. [MC144] | Bahá'u'lláh, Family of; Haifa, Israel | |
1959 Ridván 195- |
The Custodians announced that the number of national and regional spiritual assemblies had risen to 31, the Faith was established in 255 countries, Bahá'ís lived in over 5,200 localities and had formed nearly 1,275 local spiritual assemblies, and Bahá'í literature had been translated into 261 languages. [MC137–8] | Custodians; Statistics; Growth; Ten Year Crusade; - Worldwide | |
1959 Ridván 195- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Cambodia was formed in Phnom Penh. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Cambodia | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Cambodia |
1959 Ridván 195- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Grenada was formed in St George's Parish. | Local Spiritual Assembly; St. Georges, Grenada; Grenada | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Grenada |
1959 Ridván 195- |
The Regional Spiritual Assembly of the South Pacific Islands was formed with its seat in Suva, Fiji. [BN No 267 MY 1953 P1]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Suva, Fiji; Fiji; Samoa; New Caledonia; Vanuatu; Loyalty Islands; Gilbert and Ellice Islands; Marshall Islands; Cook Islands; Solomon Islands; Tonga | first NSA South Pacific Islands |
1959 Ridván 195- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Turkey was formed.
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Turkey | first NSA Turkey |
1959 Ridván 195- |
Upon the establishment of an independent Spiritual Assembly for Burma, the Regional Assembly of India and Burma was succeeded by the present-day National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. Up until 1957 this group had included Pakistan.[BW13p300]
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National Spiritual Assembly of India; National Spiritual Assembly of Myanmar (Burma); Custodians; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Myanmar; India | first NSA Burma |
1959 Ridván 195- |
The first Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Niagara Falls, ON was formed by joint declaration. The members were: Carol and David Bowie, Charlie and Florence Grindlay, Ben and Mary Koltermann, Amy Putnam, Joy Carter and Vi Dutoff.
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Carol Bowie; David Bowie; Charles Grindlay; Florence Grindlay; Ben Koltermann; Mary Koltermann; Amy Putnam; Vi Dutoff; Joy Carter; Niagara Falls, ON | The first Bahá'í in Niagara Falls was Charlie Grindlay. ; The first native Niagara Falls resident to become a Bahá'í was Carol Bowie. |
1959 Ridván 195- |
Separate national spiritual assemblies were formed for Germany and Austria. [BW13p274, 283; BBRSM186]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Austria; Germany | first NSA Austria; first NSA for Germany |
1959 10 Apr 195- |
Representatives of the Bahá'í International Community presented to the President of the Human Rights Commission, Ambassador Gunewardene of Ceylon, a statement endorsing the Genocide Convention. [BW13:791–4] | Human rights; United Nations; Genocide; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; - Statements; New York, USA; United States (USA) | |
1959 Mar 195- |
A number of Bahá'ís, members of the local spiritual assembly, were arrested in Ankara, Turkey. [MC306]
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Persecution, Turkey; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; LSA; Court cases; Ankara, Turkey; Turkey | |
1959 1 Feb 195- |
The 'first Dependency of the Mashriqul-Adhkár in Wilmette', the Bahá'í Home for the Aged, opened. [BW13:747]
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Homes for the aged; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette; - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Dependencies of; Wilmette, IL; United States (USA) | first Dependency the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár Wilmette’ |
1959 (In the year) 195- |
The House of 'Abbúd was renovated and restored. [MC219] | House of Abbud, Akká; Restoration; * Bahá'í World Centre; - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; Akka, Israel; * Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
1959 (In the year) 195- |
Bahá'í communities in the United States began the observation of World Peace Day to call attention to the need for world peace. [BBD175]
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World Peace Day; United Nations; International Day of Peace; Peace; World peace; United States (USA) | |
1959 (In the year) 195- |
The first Inuit in Alaska to become a Bahá'í, William Wiloya, enrolled in Nome. | First Bahá'ís by country or area; First believers by background; Inuit; Nome, AK; Alaska, USA; United States (USA) | first Inuit Bahá’í Alaska |
1959 (In the year) 195- |
The mansion at Mazra'ih was renovated. [MC219] | House of Bahá'u'lláh (Mazraih); Restoration; * Bahá'í World Centre; - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; Akka, Israel; * Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
1959 (In the year) 195- |
The establishment of a Bahá'í Publishing Trust in Iran.
Since 1899, Bahá'í sacred texts had been hectographed and mimeographed by Mīrzā ʿAlī-Akbar Rūḥānī (known as Moḥebb-al-Solṭān) and others. Although the restrictive laws of the country prohibited the Bahá'ís from printing their literature by letterpress, through the establishment of the Trust, Bahá'í literature was regularly and systematically published in typewritten or calligraphic form until 1979 when the Trust was closed under the Islamic régime. Between 1959 and 1979, several hundred titles were produced and distributed. The trust was also responsible for the publication of circulars, newsletters, pamphlets, and magazines. In 1975 alone, it produced 181,390 copies of books and pamphlets totaling 31 million pages. In the early 1970s an audiovisual center was established in Iran which made rapid growth during the few years of its existence. In the mid-1970s the centre produced 27 cassette programs containing prayers, songs, and speeches amounting to 40,000 copies. They also produced 28 reels of film. [BW12p292; BW16p263; BW12p570; BAHAISM v. The Bahai Community in Iran by V. Rafati] |
- Publishing Trusts; Mírzá `Alí-Akbar Rúhání; Mohebb-al-Soltan; Iran |
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