1947

Centuries:	19th century 20th century 21st century
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
Years:	1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1947 (Events)

1947 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar, the 1947th year of the Common Era (CE), the 47th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1940s decade. 1947 corresponds to the years 103–104 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Divine Plan

• The National Spiritual Assembly of the Australia and New Zealand launch their Six Year Plan (1947-1953).

Establishments

Local Spiritual Assemblies

Africa

• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (re-established after hiatus).

Americas

• Sucre, Bolivia.
• São Paulo, Brazil.
• Scarboro, Ontario, Canada.
• Vernon, British Columbia, Canada.
• Vina del Mar, Chile.
• Cali, Colombia.
• Cartagena, Colombia.
• Contratacion, Colombia.
• Medellin, Colombia.
• Quepos, Costa Rica.
• Sucre, Ecuador.
• Coatepec, Mexico.
• Puebla, Mexico (re-established after hiatus).
• Carmel, California, USA.
• Champaign, Illinois, USA.
• Inglewood, California, USA.
• Limestone Township, Illinois, USA.
• Monroe, Washington, USA (re-established after hiatus).
• Monrovia, California, USA.
• Montclair, New Jersey, USA (re-established after hiatus).
• North Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
• Red Bank, New Jersey, USA.
• San Mateo, California, USA.

Australasia

• Yerrinbool, NSW, Australia (re-established after hiatus).

Europe

• Vienna, Germany.
• Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• Heerbrugg, Switzerland.

Buildings

• National Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds of Iran in Tihran.

Publications

Authoritative Writings & Guidance

• The Challenging Requirements of the Present Hour by Shoghi Effendi
• The Faith of Bahá'u'lláh: A World Religion by Shoghi Effendi.
• The Destiny of the American Nation: To Proclaim the Unity of Mankind by Shoghi Effendi.

Compilations

• Messages to America: 1932-1946 by Shoghi Effendi.

Books

• Die Sendung Bahá’u’lláh's, German translation of The Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh by Shoghi Effendi. Translated by Else Grossmann.
• Bahá’í Youth Play, Qurratu'l-`Ayn by Edna Andrews.
• The Promise of All Ages by George Townshend.

References

• New US Assemblies of 1947 reported in Bahá'í News, No. 197, p 5.
• Publications listed in Jan Jasion's George Ronald: A Bibliographic History, accessed online April 30, 2019.