1869

Centuries:	18th century 19th century 20th century
Decades:	1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s
Years:	1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1869 (Events)

1869 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1869th year of the Common Era (CE), the 69th year of the 19th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1860s decade. As of the start of 1869, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1869 corresponds to the years 25–26 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Hájí Amín, who met with Bahá'u'lláh in ‘Akká in 1869.

Events

• January: Amínu’l-Bayán and Hájí Amín become the first Bahá’í pilgrims from outside ‘Akká to see Bahá'u'lláh, meeting with Him at a public bathhouse.
• February: Nabíl-i-A`zam makes a second unsuccessful attempt to meet with Bahá'u'lláh in ‘Akká.
• May 1: Nabíl-i-A`zam meets with Bahá'u'lláh in ‘Akká.
• July: Badí‘ request that he be the person to deliver Bahá’u’lláh’s Lawḥ-i-Sulṭán to Nasiri'd-Din Sháh of Iran. He successfully hands the Tablet to the Sháh, who has him arrested, tortured and executed.
• December 25: Two Bahá'ís are severely beaten by a mob in Fárán, Khurásán, Iran.

Births

• May 12: Clara Dunn, brought the Faith to Australia. Later named a Hand of the Cause.

References

• https://bahai-library.com/chronology/186-