1912

Centuries:	19th century 20th century 21st century
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
Years:	1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1912 (Events)

1912 was a leap year of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year of the Julian calendar, the 1912th year of the Common Era (CE), the 12th year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1912, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1912 corresponds to the years 68–69 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Events

‘Abdu’l-Bahá's Tour of the United States

New York and Brooklyn

• April 11: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá arrives in New York City for his visit to North America.
• April 12: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá talks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. MacNutt
• April 12: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá talks at the studio of Mrs. Phillips
• April 13: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá talks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Morten

Washington, D.C.

• April 20: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá talks at the Orient-Occident-Unity Conference at the Carnegie Library

Chicago, Wilmette, and Evanston

• April 30: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá talks at the Convention of Bahá'í Temple Unity
• May 1: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá lays the cornerstone of the planned North American House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois.

New York

• December 5: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá sets sail departing North America for Europe.

Establishments

Local Spiritual Assemblies

Africa

• Cairo, Egypt.

Births

• January 1: Hand of the Cause and Trustee of the Huqúqu'lláh, Dr. ‘Alí-Muhammad Varqá

Deaths

• September 30: Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Hand of the Cause Thornton Chase
• April 29: Mírzá Yahyá, brother of Bahá'u'lláh.

Publications

• The Brilliant Proof by Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl, translated by Ali Kuli Khan.
• The Bahai Movement Briefly Explained by Agnes Cook.