1879
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1879 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1879th year of the Common Era (CE), the 79th year of the 19th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of 1879, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1879 corresponds to the years 35–36 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.
Events[edit]
- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá visits Beirut, having been invited by Midhat Páshá, the Válí of Syria.
- March 12: Hájí Siyyid Muhammad-Hasan, the `King of Martyrs', and Hájí Siyyid Muhammad-Husayn, the `Beloved of Martyrs' are arrested on the orders of Shaykh Muhammad-Báqir, who owes them a large amount of money.
- March 17: Hájí Siyyid Muhammad-Hasan and Hájí Siyyid Muhammad-Husayn are executed on the orders of Shaykh Muhammad-Báqir.
- June 20: Mishkín-Qalam receives permission to leave Famagusta, Cyprus, and moves to Nicosia.
Births[edit]
- November 30: Laura Clifford Barney, Bahá'í who compiled Some Answered Questions.
Deaths[edit]
- Sárih Khánum, sister of Bahá'u'lláh.
