1954
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1954 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar, the 1954th year of the Common Era (CE), the 54th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1950s decade. 1954 corresponds to the years 110–111 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.
Events[edit]
- Dr. John Fozdar pioneers to Brunei and becomes a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh.
- January: Dulcie Dive pioneers to the Cook Islands opening them to the Faith.[1]
- January: Jean Sevin pioneers to the Tuamotu Archipelago opening it to the Faith.[1]
- January: Charles Monroe Ioas pioneers to the Balearic Islands opening them to the Faith.[1]
- January: Munir Vakil pioneers to the Kuria-Muria Islands opening them to the Faith.[1]
- January: Elizabeth Bevan pioneers to Rhodes opening it to the Faith.[1]
- January: Virginia Breaks pioneers to Truk in the Caroline Islands opening them to the Faith.[1]
- January: Kenneth and Roberta Christian pioneer to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) re-opening it to the Faith.[1]
- January: Andrew and Mina Matthisen pioneer to the Bahamas opening them to the Faith.[1]
- January: John, Audrey, Patrick and Tina Robarts pioneer to Bechuanaland (now Botswana) opening it to the Faith.[1]
- January 3: Howard and JoAnne Menking pioneer to the Cape Verde Islands opening them to the Faith.[1]
- January 14: Lilian Wyss pioneers to Apia, Samoa, opening the country to the Faith.[1]
- January 15: ‘Abdu’l-Rahmán Zarqání pioneers to the Seychelles opening them to the Faith.[1]
- January 18: Dulcie Dive pioneers to the Cook Islands opening them to the Faith.[1]
- January 25: Stanley Bolton Jr. pioneers to Tonga opening it to the Faith.[1]
- February 18: Shirin Fozdar, goes to Saigon to establish the Faith in Indochina, staying until summer. During her stay she gives a number of public talks. [2][3]
- July 18: Jamshed Fozdar arrives in Saigon, settling with his wife Parvati and son Vijay in a hotel at 88 Bonard St.[4]
- August 16: South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem receives a selection of Baha'i literature (one book and two pamphlets), and expresses his appreciation and thanks.
Firsts[edit]
- Saurajen becomes the first believer in Malacca, Malaysia.
- First Local Spiritual Assembly of Malaya is formed in Seremban, Malaysia.
- Phạm Hữu Chừ, a professor living in Saigon, becomes the first Vietnamese Bahá'í. [5]
- October 20: The Birth of the Báb is publicly celebrated in Vietnam for the first time.[6]
Establishments[edit]
Hands of the Cause of God[edit]
Americas[edit]
- Paul Haney, appointed following the passing of Dorothy Baker.
Auxiliary Boards[edit]
- Established for each continent with members being appointed by the Hands of the Cause.
Local Spiritual Assemblies[edit]
Africa[edit]
- Algiers, Algeria.[7]
- Limbe, Cameroon.[8]
- Brazzaville, French Equatorial Africa.[9]
- Monrovia, Liberia.[10]
- Tripoli, Libya.[11]
- Casablanca, Morocco.[12]
- Tangier, Morocco.[13]
- Johannesburg, South Africa.[14]
Asia[edit]
- Jakarta, Indonesia.[15]
Europe[edit]
- Mallorca, Spain.
- Montgat, Spain.
- Murcia, Spain.
- Terrassa, Spain.
- Goteborg, Sweden.[16]
Deaths[edit]
- January 3: Nellie French, served on the National Spiritual Assembly of the U.S. and Canada and was named Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for pioneering to Monaco.
- January 10: Dorothy Baker, Hand of the Cause.
Publications[edit]
- American Bahá'ís in the Time of World Peril: A World Crusade Message from the Guardian, Dated July 28, 1954 by Beatrice Ashton.[17]
- Bahá’í Teachings on Economics by John Ferraby.[18]
References[edit]
- 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) - Lược Sử Tôn Giáo Baha'i Tại Việt Nam: 50 Năm - Một Chặng Đường, 1954-2004 (in Vietnamese). Baha'i Community of Vietnam. 2004. p. 76.
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References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 https://bahai-library.com/chronology/1954
- ↑ Lộc 1972, p. 78.
- ↑ Baha'i Community of Vietnam 2004, p. 6-7.
- ↑ Lộc 1972, p. 79.
- ↑ Baha'i Community of Vietnam 2004, p. 8.
- ↑ "Le comité régional Bahai a offert hier soir un lunch a l'occasion de l'anniversaire du fondateur de cette religion". Vietnam Presse. 21 October 1954.
- ↑ Bahá'í World: In Memoriam, 1992-1997, p 106
- ↑ Redman, E. The Knights of Bahá’u’lláh, George Ronald Press, London. pp 67
- ↑ Redman, E. The Knights of Bahá’u’lláh, George Ronald Press, London. pp 69
- ↑ ed. Paul Vreeland, Baha'i World: In Memoriam 1992-1997, Baha'i World Centre: Haifa, 2010, p 86
- ↑ Baha'i News (1954). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 280, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
- ↑ Redman, E. The Knights of Bahá’u’lláh, George Ronald Press, London. pp 20
- ↑ Redman, E. The Knights of Bahá’u’lláh, George Ronald Press, London. pp 16
- ↑ Baha'i News (1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 608, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1956). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 12 (1950-1954), Pg(s) 595. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1954). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 278, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
- ↑ 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 44
- ↑ 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 80
