1908

Centuries:	19th century 20th century 21st century
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
Years:	1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1908 (Events)

1908 was a leap year of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year of the Julian calendar, the 1908th year of the Common Era (CE), the 8th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1908, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1908 corresponds to the years 64–65 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Front page of the Bahá'í Bulletin, which began publication in 1908.

Events

• The outer structure of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár in `Ishqábád is completed and the dome is in place.
• March: Some Answered Questions is published in English.
• April 9: Two building plots in Wilmette are purchased by the American Bahá'í community for a future Mashriqu'l-Adhkár.
• April 25: Charles Mason Remey and Sidney Sprague sail from New York for Iran and Russia.
• April 25: Tá`irih Khánum, a Bahá'í woman, hosts a meeting in Tihrán where women remove their veils. She receives the address of Isabella Brittingham at the meeting and begins correspondence with her.
• August 31: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is released from a lifetime of exile and imprisonment at 64 years of age.
• September: The Bahá'í Publishing Society is founded in Chicago.
• September: Bahá'í Bulletin, a Bahá'í Periodical, begins publication. It is renamed Bahá'í News in 1909 and Star of the West in 1910.

Establishments

Local Spiritual Assemblies

Americas

• Boston, Massachusetts, USA (as 'Executive Committee').
• Denver, Colorado, USA.

Europe

• Stuttgart, Germany.

Births

• January 17: Ruth Katharine Meyer, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh to Margarita Island.
• September 7: Hasan Balyuzi, Hand of the Cause of God and well celebrated author.
• Elsie Austin, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh to Morocco.
• David Hofman, Universal House of Justice member and founder of George Ronald Publisher.
• Marzieh Gail, well known author, translator and pioneer.

Publications

• The Dawn of Knowledge and The Most Great Peace by Paul Kingston Dealy.
• In Galilee by Thornton Chase.
• Some Answered Questions by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, compiled by Laura Clifford Barney.
• The Story of the Bahai Movement by Sydney Sprague.
• Table Talks with Abdu'l-Baha, pilgrims notes by George F. Winterburn and Rosa V. Winterburn.
• In Spirit and In Truth by Arthur S. Agnew.
• A Year with the Bahais of India and Burma by Sydney Sprague.

References

• https://bahai-library.com/chronology/1908