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date | event | tags | firsts | |
1984 28 – 30 Dec | The first National Bahá'í Youth Conference to be held in Greece took place in Athens. [BW19:319] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; Athens, Greece; Greece | first National Bahá’í Youth Conference Greece | |
1984 c. Dec | Dr. Ruhollah Taelim, a popular physician living in Kermanshah, was hanged in Tehran in 1984 at the age of 47 on charges of following the Bahá'í faith. For his story see The Bahá'í Doctor Hanged for Refusing to Deny His Faith. | Ruhollah Taelim; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; Tehran, Iran; Iran; Kirmánsháh, Iran | ||
1984 16 Nov | Shu'á'u'lláh 'Alá'í, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Scottsdale, Arizona. (b. 16 November 1889) [BW19:594; VV123]
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Shuaullah Alai; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Second Contingent; Scottsdale, AZ; Arizona, USA; USA | ||
1984 9 Nov | The Universal House of Justice met with representatives of the Bahá'í International Community and various national spiritual assemblies at the World Centre. | Universal House of Justice; Bahá'í International Community; National Spiritual Assembly; Haifa, Israel | ||
1984 Nov | The International Bahá'í Refugee Office, responsible for coordinating efforts to resettle Iranian Bahá'í refugees, was established by the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada at the request of the Universal House of Justice. [BW19:50]
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International Bahá'í Refugee Office; Refugees; Canada | ||
1984 21 Oct | His Excellency Chaim Herzog, President of the State of Israel, pays an official visit to the Bahá'í World Centre at the invitation of the Universal House of Justice. [BW19:377; VV88]
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Chaim Herzog; - Presidents; Prominent visitors; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre; Israel | first visit by head of state to Seat of the House of Justice | |
1984 19 Oct | The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) appointed Andrés Aguilar of Venezuela as its Special Representative to Iran on human rights. Iran refused to engage with him and he eventually resigned in 1986, unable to persuade Iranian officials to cooperate with him in any way. [Wikipedia; BIC site History] | United Nations; UNHCR; Andres Aguilar; Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran; Bahá'í International Community; New York City, NY | ||
1984 Oct | In Tunisia, the activities of the Faith were curtailed and Bahá'ís were interrogated. [BW19:50] | Persecution, Tunisia; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Tunisia | ||
1984 1 Sep | The House of Worship in Apia, Western Samoa, the Mother Temple of the Pacific, was dedicated in the presence of Hand of the Cause of God Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, Hand of the Cause Dr Ugo Giachery, His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II and more than a thousand Bahá'ís from 45 countries. [BW19:100–1; VV64]
Specifics
Foundation Stone: Laid by Malietoa Tanumafili II and Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum on 27 January 1979. She placed a small casket of Dust from the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh in a niche in a stone. Period: 1980-1984 Site Dedication:1 September 1984 Architect:Husayn Amanat Seating: 500 - 700 Dimensions:Top of the dome to ground: 28m (92ft), Top of the dome to basement floor: 31m (102ft), Height of the dome: 19m (62ft), Width of the dome: 27M (88ft) Cost: $6.5m Dependencies: References: BW16p488-489, BW17p371-374, BW18p104, 585-588, BW19p547-557, |
Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Ugo Giachery; Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Mother Temples; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Quick facts; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Apia, Samoa; Dedications; Marble; Husayn Amanat; Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa; Architects; Boxes containing dust, earth or plaster; Gifts; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); - Basic timeline, Expanded; Margraf; Apia, Samoa; Samoa; Pacific; Chiampo, Italy; Italy | ||
1984 30 Aug - 2 Sep | An International Teaching Conference was held to coincide with the dedication of the House of Worship at Apia, Western Samoa. [BW19:548–54; VV64]
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Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Apia, Samoa; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Apia, Samoa; Samoa | ||
1984 9 Aug | A statement on the encouragement of Bahá'í scholarship was issued by the International Teaching Centre. [BW19p372] | Bahá'í Scholarship; - Bahá'í World Centre | ||
1984 4 Jun | Vladimir Malai, the first Moldovan to become a Bahá'í in Moldova, enrolled. [Candle 9] | First Bahá'ís by country or area; Moldova | first Bahá'í in Moldova | |
1984 Jun | The Association for Bahá'í Studies, Australia, was established in Perth. [BW19:356] | Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Perth, Australia; Australia | ||
1984 Jun | A Bahá'í in Tetuan, Morocco, was arrested and sentenced to three years imprisonment for violating the 1983 ban on Bahá'í meetings. [BW19:49]
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Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Tétouán, Morocco; Morocco | ||
1984 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Guadeloupe was formed. [Bahaipedia Guadeloupe] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe; Guadeloupe | ||
1984 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Equatorial Guinea was re-formed with its seat in Malaho. [BW19:62, 147]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Aziz Navidi; Malaho, Equatorial Guinea; Equatorial Guinea | ||
1984 Ridván | Delegates at the United States National Convention petition the Universal House of Justice requesting that the law of Huqúqu'lláh be made binding on the American Bahá'ís. [AWH30; ZK146–77]
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Huququllah, Basic timeline; Conventions, National; Universal House of Justice; - Gradual implementation of laws; USA | ||
1984 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Yemen (North) was formed. [BW19:524]
With respect to Yemen: |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Yemen | first NSA Yemen (North) | |
1984 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Martinique was formed with its seat in Fort-de-France. [BW19:62, 155]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Fort-de-France, Martinique; Martinique | first NSA Martinique | |
1984 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Grenada was formed with its seat in St George's. [BW19:62, 155]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; St. Georges, Grenada; Grenada | first NSA Grenada | |
1984 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Gabon was formed with its seat in Libreville. [BW19:62, 147]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Libreville, Gabon; Gabon | first NSA Gabon | |
1984 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of French Guiana was formed with its seat in Cayenne. [BW19:62, 155]
Formally part of a region assembly with French Guiana, the new National Spiritual Assembly of Suriname was formed with its seat in Paramaribo. |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Cayenne, French Guiana; French Guiana; Paramaribo, Suriname; Suriname | first NSA French Guiana | |
1984 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Cape Verde was formed with its seat in Praia. [BW19:62, 147]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Aziz Navidi; Praia, Cape Verde; Cape Verde | first NSA Cape Verde | |
1984 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Canary Islands was formed with its seat in Santa Cruz. [BW19:62, 169]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands; Canary Islands, Spain | first NSA Canary Islands | |
1984 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands was formed with its seat in Port Blair. [BW19:62, 162]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India | first NSA Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |
1984 Ridván | The emergence from obscurity, which has been so marked a feature of the Cause of God during the first five years of the Seven Year Plan [1979-1986], has been attended by changes, both external and internal, affecting the Bahá'í world community. Externally, there are signs of a crystallization of a public image of the Cause -- largely uninformed, however friendly -- while internally growing maturity and confidence are indicated by increased administrative ability, a desire for Bahá'í communities to render service to the larger body of mankind and a deepening understanding of the relevance of the divine Message to modern problems. Both these aspects of change must be taken into consideration as we enter the third and final phase of the Seven Year Plan. [The Universal House of Justice Ridvan 1984] | Emergence from obscurity; - Bahá'í World Centre | ||
1984 21 Mar | The inaugural broadcast for Radio Baha'i WLGI, located at the Louis Gregory Bahá'í Institute in Hemingway, South Carolina, was Naw Ruz, 141 B.E. (March 21, 1984). [from an email from Greg Kintz, General Manager, Radio Baha'i, dated 19 March, 2019]
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Bahá'í Radio; Bahá'í-owned radio; Hemingway, SC; South Carolina, USA; USA | first Baha'i radio station in North America | |
1984 Naw-Rúz | The inauguration of Radio Bahá'í of Bolivia on the medium-wave band at Caracollo, Bolivia. Construction of the new station and its associated Teaching Institute was completed in January 1984 and inaugurated on March 21, the Baha'i new year Naw-Ruz. [Mess63-86p619]
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Bahá'í Radio; Teaching institutes; Bahá'í-owned radio; Caracollo, Bolivia; Bolivia | ||
1984 28 Feb | The passing of Renée Szanto-Felbermann (b 21 June, 1900, d. 28 February, 1984) in Freiburg, Germany. She is considered the first to declare her faith in Hungary. [BW19p633]
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First Bahá'ís by country or area; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Freiburg, Germany; Germany; Hungary | ||
1984 3 Jan | The Universal House of Justice addressed a letter to the Bahá'í youth of the world encouraging them to volunteer a period of service to the Bahá'í Faith. [AWH14–17; BW19:297–8, 299, 311–13; VV116] | Universal House of Justice; Youth, Year of service; Youth; Haifa, Israel | ||
1984 (In the year) | The persecution of the Bahá'ís of Iran continued throughout the year. [BW19:177–226]
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Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; United Nations; Human Rights; Bahá'í International Community; Iran | ||
1984 (In the year) | The first Bahá'í university, Universidad Núr, opened in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. [VV82–3]
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- Bahá'í inspired schools; Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Bolivia | first Bahá’í university, Universidad Núr | |
1984 (In the year) | The publication of Heroes of God: History of the Bahá'í Faith in Ecuador, 1940-1979 by Helen Bassett Hornby. | Bahá'í history by country; Helen Hornby; Ecuador | ||
1984 (In the year) | Four Bahá'ís, one of whom had already spent five years in prison, were imprisoned in Indonesia, convicted of membership in a banned religious organization, with teaching the Bahá'í Faith and with insulting Islám. [BW19:42]
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Persecution, Indonesia; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; Court cases; - Persecution; Indonesia | ||
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