1928

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1928 was a leap year of the Gregorian calendar, the 1928th year of the Common Era (CE), the 28th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1920s decade. 1928 corresponds to the years 8485 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Events[edit]

  • April: The Soviet authorities abrogate the constitution of the Local Spiritual Assembly of ‘Ishqábád and the body is dissolved.[1][2][3]
  • August 27: The word Bahá’í is registered as a trademark with the United States Patent Office.[4]
  • September 11: The National Spiritual Assembly of Iraq submits a petition for ownership of the House of Bahá’u’lláh in Baghdad to the League of Nations.[5]
  • October 26 - November 13: The case of the House of Bahá’u’lláh is heard by the Permanent Mandates Commission of the League of Nations who grant ownership to the Bahá’ís, however the government of Iraq does not return the property.[6]
  • November: Susan Moody returns to Iran with Adelaide Sharp to serve as a female doctor in Tehran at the request of Shoghi Effendi.[7]

Establishments[edit]

Local Spiritual Assemblies[edit]

Asia[edit]

  • Shanghai, China.[8]

Europe[edit]

  • Paris, France.[9]

Births[edit]

Deaths[edit]

References[edit]

  1. The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1930). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. New York City, NY. Volume 3 (1928-1930), Pg(s) 37. View as PDF.
  2. The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1942). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 8 (1938-1940), Pg(s) 88. View as PDF.
  3. Earl Redman, Shoghi Effendi Through the Pilgrim’s Eye: Volume 1 - Building the Administrative Order, 1922-1952, George Ronald: Oxford, 2015, p 154.
  4. The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1937). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. New York City, NY. Volume 6 (1934-1936), Pg(s) 348. View as PDF.
  5. The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1930). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. New York City, NY. Volume 3 (1928-1930), Pg(s) 198. View as PDF.
  6. The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1930). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. New York City, NY. Volume 3 (1928-1930), Pg(s) 209. View as PDF.
  7. The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1937). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. New York City, NY. Volume 6 (1934-1936), Pg(s) 486. View as PDF.
  8. Jimmy Ewe Huat Seow, The Pure in Heart: The Historical Development of the Bahá’í Faith in China, Southeast Asia and Far East., Bahá’í Publications Australia: Sydney, 1991, p 28
  9. The Baháʼí World: A Biennial International Record, Volume II, 1926–1928 (New York City: Baháʼí Publishing Trust, 1928), 182–85.

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