- 1865-00-00 — French diplomat Joseph Comte de Gobineau published Religions et les Philosophies dans l'Asie Central...
- 1865-05-17 — The first international standards organization, the International Telegraph Union, was established i...
- 1870-07-19 — Franco-Prussian War was a conflict between the Second French Empire of Napoleon III and the German s...
- 1870-09-01 — Battle of Sedan. Napoleon III suffered defeat at the hands of Kaiser Wilhelm I. It resulted in the c...
- 1873-04-12 — Birth of Hippolyte Dreyfus, the first French Baha'i, in Paris. Named by Shoghi Effendi a Disciple of...
- 1882-07-11 — Baha'u'llah's <a href="https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/tablets-bahaul...
- 1889-00-00 — The publication of <a href="">La religion de Bab, réformateur persan du XIXe siècle </a&g...
- 1899-04-00 — After May Bolles returned from pilgrimage in 1899 she was the lone Baha'i in Paris but soon establis...
- 1899-12-03 — Charles Mason Remey became a Baha'i in Paris through May Bolles. [BFA2:151-2]...
- 1900-11-26 — Agnes Baldwin Alexander wrote to `Abdu'l-Baha declaring her belief in Baha'u'llah. [BFA2:159; SBR176...
- 1901-06-00 — Thomas Breakwell, an Englishman living in the United States, learned of the Baha'i Faith in Paris fr...
- 1901-06-00 — Hippolyte Dreyfus heard of the Baha'i Faith from May Bolles in Paris and soon after accepted it. [AB...
- 1902-00-09 — The publication of Le Livre des Sept Preuves in Paris by A. L. M. Nicolas. It was a French translati...
- 1902-06-13 — Thomas Breakwell died from tuberculosis in Paris. (b. 31 May, 1872 in Woking) [AB77; BBD46; SEBW70]
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- 1902-09-01 — Since the assassination of the Shah's father in 1896 the Baha'i community in Iran had been scapegoat...
- 1903-02-09 — Lua Getsinger made an attempt to take a message from 'Abdu'l-Baha to Eugénie, former Empress of Fra...
- 1905-00-00 — The first publication of The Seven Valleys in the West. It was translated from Persian into French ...
- 1905-00-00 — A.L.M. Nicolas published his book <a href="http://bahai-library.com/nicolas_seyyed_ali_mohammed"&...
- 1905-00-00 — The publication of Le Beyan Arabe in Paris by A. L. M. Nicolas. It was a French translation of the A...
- 1907-00-00 — Lady Blomfield and her daughter Mary learned of the Faith at a reception in Paris. [CH1-2; ER95; SBR...
- 1911-00-00 — The publication of <a href="https://bahai-library.com/bab_nicolas_beyan_persan">Le Beyan Persa...
- 1911-08-09 — When 'Abdu'l-Baha was about to depart on his first voyage to the West, He wrote to Albert Smiley, ho...
- 1911-08-11 — The beginning of `Abdu'l-Baha's first Western tour [AB139]
`Abdu'l-Baha departed from Egypt with ...
- 1911-08-16 — After four and half days of travel over 2500 kilometres L'Orénoque arrived in Marseilles, France's ...
- 1911-08-18 — 'Abdu'l-Baha had an exchange of telegrams with Wellesley Tudor Pole from the Theosophical Summer Sch
- 1911-08-19 — 'Abdu'l-Baha sent a telegram to Charles Mason Remey in America inviting him to join Him in Europe. [
- 1911-08-20 — 'Abdu'l-Baha and His party left Marseilles and traveled by train to Geneva, arriving late in the day
- 1911-08-21 — 'Abdu'l-Baha and His party took a ferry from Geneva to Thonon-les-Bains and were met by Laura Dreyfu
- 1911-08-22 — The Master sent for Juliet Thompson who had been waiting in London for His permission to join Him. [...
- 1911-08-23 — `Abdu'l-Baha took up residence at Thonon-les-Bains on Lake Leman (Lake Geneva). [AB140; GPB280; SBR2...
- 1911-08-23 — 'Abdu'l-Baha went for a carriage ride in the nearby hills. ["With 'Abdu'l-Baha in Switzerland" by Ju
- 1911-08-24 — Tammaddun'ul-Mulk and Juliet Thompson arrived in Thonon-les-Bains from London via Geneva. She had la...
- 1911-08-25 — 'Abdu'l-Baha spent the morning with Juliet Thompson, part of the afternoon with Bahram Mirza and the
- 1911-08-26 — 'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk to those gathered at the hotel on the theme of unity. Present was Annie Boy
- 1911-08-27 — 'Abdu'l-Baha and His party took a ferry to Vevey, a resort town on the other side of Lake Geneva (La
- 1911-08-28 — In the morning 'Abdu'l-Baha's visitor was Sultan-Husayn Mirza, the eldest son of Zillu's-Sultan. Bet...
- 1911-08-29 — Horace Holley and his wife Bertha arrived from Italy with their baby daughter Hertha. They stayed tw...
- 1911-08-30 — 'Abdu'l-Baha spent the morning in Thonon-les-Bain and took the ferry to Geneva after dinner. He stay
- 1911-10-03 — `Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk that has been entitled, "Eleven essentials: the Bahai principles as taught ...
- 1911-10-04 — The start of 'Abdu'l-Baha's third stay in France. It lasted 2 month and 9 days.
It is quite prob...
- 1911-10-05 — 'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk at 46, avenue de Malakoff (today avenue Raymond Poincaré) at the home of E
- 1911-10-06 — 'Abdu'l-Baha invited a number of Persian students then in Paris to His apartment. [ABF63-65]
- 1911-10-14 — 'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk at the home of Hippolyte and Laura Dreyfus-Barney. This was the first of Hi
- 1911-10-15 — In the morning 'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk at His apartment at #4 Avenue de Camoens. During the talk M...
- 1911-10-16 — 'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk before a group of English Baha'is which was given the title <a hrf="http
- 1911-10-17 — In the morning 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke in HIs apartment about doing the will of God and not just speaking...
- 1911-10-18 — In the morning 'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk entitled, <a href="http://www.bahai.org/library/authorita...
- 1911-10-19 — In the morning 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke of healing. <a href="http://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative...
- 1911-10-20 — In the morning 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke of the relationship between East and West, <a href="http://www....
- 1911-10-21 — News of the Battle of Benghazi (17 October) was headline news. It was one of the opening salvos of t...
- 1911-10-23 — In the morning He gave a talk, <a href="http://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/abdul-ba...
- 1911-10-24 — In the morning 'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk, <a href="http://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-text...
- 1911-10-25 — In the morning He spoke of His imprisonment. <a href="http://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-...
- 1911-10-26 — In the morning 'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk at His apartment. <a href="http://www.bahai.org/library/a...
- 1911-10-27 — In the afternoon 'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk at His apartment on the relation between God and man entit...
- 1911-10-28 — 'Abdu'l-Baha's morning talk at His apartment was on the theme that God was the creator of all existe
- 1911-10-29 — The title for 'Abdu'l-Baha's morning talk was Worldly riches do not help Spirit. [ABF133, SoW vol 2 ...
- 1911-10-30 — His morning talk was titled <a href="https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/abdul-baha...
- 1911-10-31 — 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke at His apartment on the theme of <a href="https://www.bahai.org/library/author
- 1911-11-01 — His talk this day, the Feast of All Saints, was <a href="http://www.bahai.org/library/authoritati...
- 1911-11-02 — 'Abdu'l-Baha's morning talk in His apartment concerned <a href="https://www.bahai.org/library/aut
- 1911-11-03 — The morning talk in His apartment was on <a href="https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-tex...
- 1911-11-04 — In the morning at His apartment 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke about <a href="https://www.bahai.org/library/...
- 1911-11-05 — 'Abdu'l-Baha delivered an address entitled <a href="https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-t
- 1911-11-06 — This morning's talk at His apartment was <a href="https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-tex...
- 1911-11-07 — His morning talk was on <a href="https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/abdul-baha/par...
- 1911-11-08 — His morning talk at His apartment was <a href="https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts
- 1911-11-09 — The morning talk at 4, avenue de Camoëns was on <a href="https://www.bahai.org/library/authorita...
- 1911-11-10 — In the morning He gave a talk at His apartment on the <a href="https://www.bahai.org/library/auth...
- 1911-11-18 — In the morning 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke in His apartment on <a href="https://www.bahai.org/library/auth...
- 1911-12-01 — In the evening in the home of Hippolyte and Laura Dreyfus Barney at 15 Rue Greuze 'Abdu'l-Baha gave ...
- 1911-12-02 — `Abdu'l-Baha left Paris for Marseilles by train from the Gare de Lyon arriving late in the day. Lit...
- 1911-12-06 — 'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk on materialism at a meeting of theosophists, possible at 25, Boulevard Bail
- 1911-12-07 — 'Abdu'l-Baha departed Marseilles for Egypt on board Le Portugal. It travelled to Beirut via Alexandr
- 1912-04-11 — Hippolyte and Laura Dreyfus Barney sailed on the SS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria from Cherbourg for New...
- 1912-12-18 — 'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk at which E. G. Browne was present. He visited `Abdu'l-Baha several more tim
- 1913-01-21 — `Abdu'l-Baha left London for Paris. [AB371]
The visit to Paris lasts several weeks. [AB372; SBR22...
- 1913-01-23 — The start of 'Abdu'l-Baha's third visit to France. It lasted 2 months and 9 days.
After His morn...
- 1913-02-06 — `Abdu'l-Baha visited Versailles. [AB376]...
- 1913-02-17 — For the text of an interview, originally published in Abdul Baha on Divine Philosophy, with Pasteur ...
- 1913-03-30 — `Abdu'l-Baha traveled from Paris to Stuttgart. [AB379]
He told His attendants to wear European dr...
- 1913-04-01 — 'Abdu'l-Baha departed for Stuttgart from Gar de l'Est accompanied by Siyyid Ahmad-i-Baqiroff, Mirza
- 1913-05-01 — `Abdu'l-Baha left Stuttgart and returned to Paris. [AB391]
The start of 'Abdu'l-Baha's fourth and...
- 1913-06-09 — Paul and Mirra Richard paid one last visit to 'Abdu'l-Baha at His hotel arriving at 9:30PM. There w...
- 1913-06-12 — `Abdu'l-Baha left Paris for Marseilles, arriving the same evening. [AB395] In total 'Abdu'-Baha spen...
- 1913-06-13 — `Abdu'l-Baha left Marseilles on the S. S. Himalaya for Port Said. Sailing with Him were: Mirza Ali-...
- 1913-07-16 — The 6e Congrès International du Progrès Religieux (Chrétiens Progressifs et Libres-Croyants) [6th...
- 1914-00-04 — 'Abdu'l-Baha was forced to expel Tammaddun'ul-Mulk for corrupt behaviour. He was from Shiraz and ha
- 1919-01-18 — The commencement of the <a href="https://history.state.gov/milestones/1914-1920/paris-peace">P...
- 1919-06-28 — The Treaty of Versailles was concluded. The United States never signed the Treaty of Versailles, ne...
- 1920-04-20 — Shoghi Effendi left Haifa for France with the intention of taking up his study of English at Oxford ...
- 1920-06-11 — Shoghi Effendi made application to Balliol College at Oxford University as a non-collegiate student ...
- 1920-07-19 — Shoghi Effendi departed from France two weeks after receiving 'Abdu'l-Baha's permission to study at ...
- 1928-12-20 — Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney, (b. 12 Apr 1873, Paris, France, d. 20 Dec 1928, Paris, France), Disciple o...
- 1936-00-00 — The publication of <a href="https://bahai-library.org/nicolas_massacres_babis_perse">Massacres...
- 1936-09-00 — Lorol Schopflocher departed for Europe to do teaching work in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England, Fran...
- 1939-02-28 — The passing of Louis Alphonse Daniel Nicolas, signing A.L.M. Nicolas , (b. March 27 , 1864 in Rasht,...
- 1939-09-03 — World War II began with Britain and France declaring war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland....
- 1940-05-25 — After having obtained a visa for Britain in Rome, Shoghi Effendi and Rúhiyyih Khanum left for Engla...
- 1940-06-02 — Shoghi Effendi, Rúhiyyih Khanum and Sutherland Maxwell left St Malo, France, for England and arrive...
- 1948-12-09 — The crime of genocide was defined in international law in the Convention on the Prevention and Punis...
- 1953-04-30 — Messages from Shoghi Effendi regarding a victory in France:
"Finally share the heart-warming new...
- 1953-10-29 — Opal Jensen arrived on Réunion Island from the United States and was named a Knight of Baha'u'llah....
- 1954-03-26 — Leland Jensen arrived on Réunion Island from the United States and ws named a Knight of Baha'u'llah...
- 1954-11-01 — The members of the Algerian National Liberation Front initiated an armed conflict on French targets ...
- 1955-02-08 — The first people to become Baha'is in Réunion, Paul and Françoise Tayllamin (8 Feb) and Jean Donat...
- 1955-04-21 — The first local spiritual assembly in Réunion was formed....
- 1958-04-21 — The National Spiritual Assembly of France was formed. [BW13p274]
For the message of the Custodia...
- 1960-04-31 — Twenty-four national spiritual assemblies and five national conventions sent messages of support to ...
- 1960-05-05 — Hand of the Cause Abu'l-Qasim Faizi was sent by the Custodians to France to meet with the National S...
- 1971-00-00 — The first Gypsies, six adults and six youth, the first to become Baha'is in France, enrolled at a ca...
- 1972-04-21 — The National Spiritual Assembly of Réunion was formed with its seat in St Pierre. [BW15:199]
For...
- 1974-08-18 — Laura Clifford Dreyfus-Barney, (b. 30 Nov 1879, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA) passed away ...
- 1976-08-03 — An International Teaching Conference was held in Paris, attended by some 5,700 Baha'is. [BW17:81; DM...
- 1987-02-15 — The passing of Eleanor Hollibaugh (b. 17 February 1897 in Hastings, Nebraska) in Montraux, Switzerla...
- 1990-00-24 — The formation of the European Baha'i Business Forum in France with members from 26 countries in Euro...
- 1990-09-02 — The European Baha'i Business Forum was formed at a meeting in Chamonix, France, attended by people f...
- 1993-00-04 — EBBF (Ethical Business Building the Future) was registered in Paris as an official non-profit associ...
- 1993-04-15 — The passing of Knight of Baha'u'llah Stanley Theodore Bagley, (b.2 February, 1912 in Bertrand, Misso...
- 2019-10-11 — 'Ali Nakhjavani, (b. 19 September, 1919 in Baku, Azerbaijan) former member of the Universal House of
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