1920

Centuries:	19th century 20th century 21st century
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
Years:	1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1920 (Events)

1920 was a leap year of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year of the Julian calendar, the 1920th year of the Common Era (CE), the 20th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1920s decade. As of the start of 1920, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1920 corresponds to the years 76–77 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Events

• The House of Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdad is seized.
• Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney becomes the first Baha'i to visit French Indochina, visiting Hanoi, Saigon, and Phnom Penh.
• Fanny Knobloch becomes the first Bahá'í to visit Mozambique.
• Clara and Hyde Dunn stop briefly in Samoa on their way to their pioneer post in Australia.
• January: A seven seat touring car arrives in Haifa for 'Abdu'l-Bahá, it is a gift from Ella Cooper.
• January: 'Abdu'l-Bahá reveals a Tablet for a group in Chile.
• March: John and Louise Bosch pioneer to Tahiti.
• April: Fádil Mazandarání arrives in America.
• April: Louis Bourgeois is selected as architect for the Chicago House of Worship.
• April 10: Clara and Hyde Dunn arrive in Sydney, Australia, becoming the first Bahá'ís in the country.
• April 20: Shoghi Effendi departs Haifa for France.
• April 27: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is knighted by the British Empire in recognition of his humanitarian work during World War One.
• July: August Rudd becomes the first Swedish Bahá'í pioneer, settling in Boda and working in a local school.
• July: Shoghi Effendi departs France for England where he begins studying at Oxford University.
• September 24: Excavation begins for the foundation of the North American House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois.
• December 20: Construction begins on the House of Worship in Wilmette.
• December 27 to 29: The first All India Bahá’í Convention is held in Bombay gathering Bahá’í delegates from across the country and representatives of other religions.

Establishments

Local Spiritual Assemblies

Americas

• San Diego, California, USA.
• Urbana, Illinois, USA.

Births

• May 8: Wayne Hoover, American travel teacher.
• December 3: Irene Jackson, Australian Bahá'í and pioneer to Fiji during the Ten Year Crusade.

Deaths

• January 27: Joseph Hannen, in Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained when being struck by a car.
• May 24: Charles Herman Greenleaf, one of the nineteen Disciples of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
• May 25: Albert H. Hall, member of the Bahá'í Temple Unity (1909-1918).
• December 1: Lillian Kappes, Director of the Tarbiyat Girls School and Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, in Tehran, Iran.
• December 31: ‘Alí-Akbar Nakhjavání, member of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's entourage during His visit to America.

Publications

• Introduction to the Bahai Revelation by Aseyeh Allen Dyar.

References

• https://bahai-library.com/chronology/1920