1899
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1899 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1899th year of the Common Era (CE), the 99th year of the 19th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1890s decade. As of the start of 1899, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1899 corresponds to the years 55–56 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.
Events[edit]
- Ethel Rosenberg becomes the first English Bahá'í.
- Thornton Chase publishes The Serpent, a pamphlet on the imagery of the serpent in the Bible. It is likely the first published essay written by an American Bahá'í.
- The Consulting Assembly of Tihrán is established, with the four Hands of the Cause appointed by Bahá'u'lláh serving as permanent members. While it is a local administrative body, it is also the precursor to the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran.
- January 31: Arrival of the Báb's remains in the Holy Land
- February: The first Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá addressed to American Bahá'ís arrive in America.
- February 16: The third group of Western pilgrims arrive in the Holy Land.
- February/March: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá lays the foundation stone of the Shrine of the Báb, accompanied by Ibrahim George Kheiralla.
- April 9: An upheaval against the Bahá'ís begins in Najafábád, with their homes being looted. They take refuge in the British Telegraph Office.
- May: A Bahá'í 'Council Board' with seven members is established in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It is the precursor to a Local Spiritual Assembly.
- May 1: Kheiralla arrives back in the United States from his Pilgrimage. He attempts to establish himself as independent leader of the Bahá'í Faith in the West shortly afterwards.
- October/November: A Christian academic attacks the Kenosha, Wisconsin, Bahá'í community in a series of talks at a local church.
- December 3: Charles Mason Remey becomes a Bahá'í in Paris.
Establishments[edit]
Local Spiritual Assemblies[edit]
Americas[edit]
- Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA (as seven member 'Council Board').[1]
Asia[edit]
- Tihran, Iran (as 'Consulting Assembly').[2]
Births[edit]
- February 16: Hermann Grossmann, Hand of the Cause.
- November 19: Yankee Leong, the first Malaysian Bahá'í.
