1916
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1916 was a leap year of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year of the Julian calendar, the 1916th year of the Common Era (CE), the 16th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1916, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1916 corresponds to the years 72–73 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.
Events[edit]
- Anthony Yuen Seto becomes the first Chinese Bahá'í while living in Hawaii.
- Vasily Eroshenko becomes the first Bahá'í to visit Thailand.
- March 26 - April 22: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá reveals the first eight of the fourteen Tablets of the Divine Plan.
- Summer: Vasily Eroshenko visits Thailand, making him the first Bahá'í to do so.
- September 8: The first five Tablets of the Divine Plan are published in Star of the West.
- October: Shoghi Effendi begins his senior year at the Syrian Protestant College in Beirut.
- December: Chen Hai An becomes the first Chinese Bahá'í in China, returning to his home country after declaring in Chicago earlier in 1916.
Deaths[edit]
- May 16: Lua Getsinger, Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
- November 23: Sarah Farmer, Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
Establishments[edit]
Social & Economic Development[edit]
- Nawnahálán Company, established in Iran.[1]
Publications[edit]
- From the World's Greatest Prisoner to His Prison Friends by Isabel Fraser Chamberlain.[2]
- The Bounties of the Kingdom: A Fairy Play by Evangeline Elizabeth Crowell Dunlop.[3]
- The Light of God: The Glorious Revelation by Nathan Ward Fitzgerald.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.bahai-encyclopedia-project.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72:tehran&catid=38:history
- ↑ Collins, W. P. (1990). Bibliography of English-Language Works on the Babi and Bahá'í Faiths 1844-1985. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-315-1., p 67
- ↑ Collins, W. P. (1990). Bibliography of English-Language Works on the Babi and Bahá'í Faiths 1844-1985. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-315-1., p 74
- ↑ Collins, W. P. (1990). Bibliography of English-Language Works on the Babi and Bahá'í Faiths 1844-1985. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-315-1., p 80
