Chronology: Date 1965

date	event	tags	firsts
1965 12 Nov	Mr Jazy Souleymane, a teacher and the first person in Niger to become a Bahá'í, enrolled.	Jazy Souleymane; Niger	first Bahá’í in Niger
1965 11 Nov	The Universal House of Justice announced that the 'final step' in the 'process' of the 'purification' of the Bahá'í properties in Bahjí had been taken with the removal of the remains of the Covenant-breaker Mírzá Díyá'u'lláh from the immediate precincts of the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW14:82–3; Mess63-86p66] Díyá'u'lláh (15 August 1864 - 30 October 1898) was the second son of Bahá'u'lláh's second wife Fatimih (also known as Mahd-i-'Ulya). He was born in Edirne and died on 30 October 1898 in Haifa. See The Child of the Covenant p150-151 for a description of the vacillating behaviour of Díyá'u'lláh.	Bahji, Israel; Covenant-breakers; Mírzá Diyaullah; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of; Akka, Israel
1965 Oct	Alice Grey, the first person to become a Bahá'í on South Caicos Island, enrolled.	Alice Grey; South Caicos Island	first Bahá’í on South Caicos Island
1965 20 Sep	The obligation that Bahá'ís should seek exemption from combatant service was specifically affirmed by the Universal House of Justice in a letter to the American National Spiritual Assembly. That letter said: It is for each believer, under pain of his own conscience, to determine for himself what his actions should be, bearing in mind that the application of these principles is the spiritual obligation of every Bahá'í. It is rather for your Assembly to see that adequate instruction is provided so that the friends will let these principles be mirrored forth in their actions, and that they will be so steadfast in their love for Bahá'u'lláh that it would be unthinkable for them to willingly place themselves in a position where they must take human life. [Universal House of Justice letter to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States ref41]	Armed Forces; Military; Weapons; War (general); USA
1965 19 Sep	Walter Garland and Miss Annie Lourie Williams, the first to become Bahá'ís on Grand Turk Island, enrolled.	First Bahá'ís by country or area; Grand Turk Island; Central America	first Bahá’ís on Grand Turk Island
1965 Aug	Thaddeus Smith, Clara Smith, Nando Valle, Evert Scott, Gloria Scott, Thomas Seymour and Lawrence Jebbers, the first to become Bahá'ís in the Cayman Islands, enrolled in George Town owing to the efforts of Ivan A. Graham, a Jamaican Bahá'í.	First Bahá'ís by country or area; Islands; George Town, Cayman Islands; Cayman Islands	first Bahá’ís in Cayman Islands
1965 1 Aug	Mrs Ridván Sadeghzadeh and Mrs Parvine Djoneidi and their children arrived in Niamey, Niger, from Tihrán, the first Bahá'ís to settle in the country.	First travel teachers and pioneers; Niamey; Niger	first Bahá’ís to settle in Niger
1965 22 Jul	Leroy Ioas, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Haifa. (b.15 February 1896 in Wilmington, IL). He was known as "the Guardian's Hercules" and was praised by Shoghi Effendi for his "tireless vigilance, self-sacrifice, and devotion to the Cause in all its multiple fields of activity, in 'prodigious labours' and his 'stupendous efforts'. [BW14:291-300, VV7] For his obituary see BW14:291–300. Both of his German-born parents had become Bahá'ís, instructed by Paul Dealy who taught Kheiralla's classes when the demand for such classes became overwhelming in Chicago in 1998. [The Bahá'í Faith: Beginning in North America by Robert Stockman, World Order Vol 18 Issue 4 p24] Shoghi Effendi had appointed him among the first contingent on the 24th of December, 1951. [MoCxxiii] For cable of the Universal House of Justice see WG157. For a short biography see LoF265-275. See Leroy Ioas: Hand of the Cause of God by Anita Ioas Chapman, published by George Ronald, 1998 Bahaipedia. Shoghi Effendi named the inner front door of the Shrine of the Báb "Báb-i-Ioas". See The Cause of Universal Peace: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Enduring Impact by Kathryn Jewett Hogenson for information on his part in the organization of a Race Amity Conference in San Francisco with Ella Goodall Coop and Kathryn Frankland Rabbi Rudolph Coffee, the head of the largest synagogue in the Bay Area..	Leroy Ioas; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, First Contingent; Anita Ioas Chapman; Haifa, Israel; Wilmington, IL; USA
1965 15 Jul	Hendrik Olsen, the first indigenous Greenlander to become a Bahá'í, enrolled. He translated the first literature to Greenlandic and in July 1965 he invited Johanne Sorensen Hoeg to travel to Greenland. She visited several locations where she gave public speeches for approximately 50 to 100 people. Hendrik declared his faith as the first Bahá’í in Greenland. [Bahá'í Chronicles Johanne Sorensen Hoeg]	Hendrik Olsen; First Bahá'ís by country or area; Greenland	first indigenous Bahá’í in Greenland
1965 Ridván	The first local spiritual assembly in Iceland was formed in Reykjavik. Its members were Asgeir Einarsson, Kirsten Bonnevie, Florence Grindlay, Jessie Echevarria, Carl John Spencer, Charles Grindlay, Liesel Becker, Barbel Thinat and Nicholas Echevarria. [Bahá'í News No 417 10 December 1965 p10] See Bahá'í Historical Facts for a photo.	Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Reykjavik, Iceland; Iceland	first LSA Iceland
1965 Apr	Franklin Bozor, an agricultural labourer, and Pierre Defoe were the first persons to become Bahá'ís in Guadeloupe. [Guadeloupe by Daniel Caillaud]	First Bahá'ís by country or area; Guadeloupe	first Bahá’ís Guadeloupe
1965 23 Mar	The case filed by the followers of Charles Mason Remey against the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States was dismissed on technical grounds. [BW14:95] The Covenant-breakers filed a further suit. [BW14:95]	Charles Mason Remey; Covenant-breakers; National Spiritual Assemblies; Court cases; Copyright and trademarks; USA
1965 18 Mar	The Bahá'í International Community established its own offices in the United Nations Plaza Building in New York. [BW14:90, BIC-History]	Bahá'í International Community; United Nations; New York, USA
1965 Feb	Jean and Ivanie Désert and their three children arrived in Guadeloupe from Haiti, the first Bahá'ís to settle on the island. [Guadeloupe by Daniel Caillaud]	First Bahá'ís by country or area; Guadeloupe	first Bahá’ís to settle on Guadeloupe
1965 (In the year)	The great, great, granddaughter of Chief Sitting Bull, Ina McNeil, became a Baha'i. She was born on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in South Dakota and is a member of the Hunkpapa Lakota tribe and the first Lakota to become a Bahá'í. She was convinced of the truth of the Bahá'í Revelation because of the similarities between it and her Lakota heritage; to cite two examples, the legend of the return of White Buffalo Calf Maiden and the prophecies of Black Elk and his vision of Bahá'u'lláh. [Article by Radiance Talley] See a second article on her art.	Ina McNeil; Chief Sitting Bull; White Buffalo Calf Maiden; Black Elk; Long Island, NY; New York, USA; Standing Rock Sioux Reservation; South Dakota, USA	Ina McNeil become the first Lakota to become a Bahá'í.
1965 (In the year)	Emma Reinert, the first Faroese to become a Bahá'í, enrolled.	First Bahá'ís by country or area; Faroe Islands, Denmark	first Faroese Bahá’í
1965 (In the year)	Nils and Sigrid Rutfjäll, the first Samer (Lapps) to become Bahá'ís, enrolled in northern Norway. [BW5:483]	First believers by background; Indigenous people; Sámi people; Sápmi; Norway	first Samer (Lapps) Bahá’ís
1965 (In the year)	William Carr visited Alert in Canada, only 800 km from the North Pole and the most northerly inhabited location in the world.	William Carr; Arctic; Alert, NU; Canada
1965 (In the year)	The first pioneer to the San Andrés and Providencia Islands settled there briefly.	First travel teachers and pioneers; San Andres and Providencia Islands	first pioneer to the San Andrés and Providencia Islands
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