1918
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1918 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1918th year of the Common Era (CE), the 18th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1918, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1918 corresponds to the years 74–75 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.
Events[edit]
- January: The British Bahá'í community sends letters to the Foreign Office requesting that the safety of 'Abdu'l-Bahá be secured.
- January 8: American President Woodrow Wilson outlines his Fourteen Points, a statement of principles to be used in peace negotiations for World War I. Wilson was influenced by the Bahá’í Teachings in formulating these points; at least three Bahá’í volumes were known to be in the White House.[1]
- March: The British Military Administration of Palestine begins.
- September 18: General Edmund Allenby begins his last offensive against Haifa.
- September 23: The First Battle of Haifa: Control of ‘Akká is taken from the Ottomans by British and Indian cavalry. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is freed.
- November 11: Armistice Day; World War I ends with the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front.
- December 23: At the request of Shoghi Effendi, Mírzá Aḥmad Sohráb departs the Holy Land to deliver the Tablets of the Divine Plan to America.[2]
Births[edit]
- August 3: Amoz Gibson, member of the Universal House of Justice.
- Max Kenyerezi, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for French Equatorial Africa.
Deaths[edit]
- February 5: Shaykh Káẓim-i-Samandar, one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh.
Publications[edit]
- Eleventh Annual Mashrekol-Azkar Convention and Bahai Congress published by Bahá'í Temple Unity.[3]
- General Letters, Kirchner Affair, 1917-1918 by Bahai Committee of Investigation.[4]
- Report of the Bahai Committee of Investigation, 1917-1918 by Baha'i Committee of Investigation.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Marzieh Gail (1991). Arches of the Years. p.155.
- ↑ Paul E. Haney, Horace Holley, Corinne True (1958). Ahmad Sohrab and the New History Society.
- ↑ 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 58
- ↑ 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 47
- ↑ 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 47
