Chronology: Date 1976-05-07

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1976 7 May 197-	Saichiro Fujita, (b. 1886) the second Japanese to become a Bahá'í, passed away in Haifa. [BW17:406; Bahá'í Canada No 294 June 1996 p6] For his obituary see BW17:406–8. 1903 came to California for education. 1905 became a Bahá'í (Mrs. Kathryn Frankland) 1912 joined 'Abdu'l-Bahá's party in Chicago as they were near departure for California. 1919 came to the Holy Land after studying electricity and horticulture. 1928 Shoghi Effendi sent him back to Japan with the war impending. 1955 returned to the Holy Land. Was buried in the Bahá'í Cemetery in Haifa. References: Traces That Remain and Japan Will Turn Ablaze	Saichiro Fujita; - In Memoriam; - Births and deaths; Haifa, Israel; Biography


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