1949

Centuries:	19th century 20th century 21st century
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
Years:	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1949 (Events)

1949 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar, the 1949th year of the Common Era (CE), the 49th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1940s decade. 1949 corresponds to the years 105–106 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Events

• Shirin Fozdar, pioneer to Malaya, meets Yankee Leong, first soul to declare in that country.

Establishments

Local Spiritual Assemblies

Australasia

• Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
• Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• Perth, Western Australia, Australia (re-established after hiatus).

Europe

• Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Lyon, France, (re-established after hiatus).
• Luxembourg-Ville, Luxembourg.
• Lisbon, Portugal.
• Barcelona, Spain.
• Berne, Switzerland.

Committees

• National Teaching Committee of Central America.
• National Teaching Committee of South America.

Births

• April 28: Patrick Vickers, English Bahá’í author.
• Joseph Sheppherd, American Bahá’í author.

Deaths

• December 26: Emily M. Axford, member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Australia and New Zealand.

Publications

• Bahá’u’lláh, 'The Divine Youth', 'Chief of the Monarchs of Love': A Comparison and Contrast of Theosophy with the Bahá'í Faith by Jack Bean.
• A New Approach to Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era prepared by the National Programming Committee of the United States.

References

• Manisegaran, A. (2003). Jewel Among Nations - An account of the early days of the Bahá’í Faith in West Malaysia. Malaysia: Splendour Publications. ISBN 983-51419-0-9. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)