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1959 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar, the 1959th year of the Common Era (CE), the 59th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1950s decade. 1959 corresponds to the years 115–116 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Third Conclave of the Hands of the Cause, 1959.

Contents

  • 1 Events
    • 1.1 Firsts
  • 2 Establishments
    • 2.1 National Spiritual Assemblies
    • 2.2 Local Spiritual Assemblies
      • 2.2.1 Africa
      • 2.2.2 Americas
      • 2.2.3 Asia
      • 2.2.4 Europe
    • 2.3 Social & Economic Development
  • 3 Deaths
  • 4 Publications
  • 5 References
  • 6 Notes

Events[edit]

Firsts[edit]

  • January: First dependency of a Mashriqu’l-Adhkár in the West, the Bahá’í Home for the Aged, opened in Wilmette, Illinois, USA.
  • October 23 - November 1: Third Conclave of the Hands of the Cause held in the Holy Land.[1]

Establishments[edit]

National Spiritual Assemblies[edit]

  • Austria
  • Burma
  • Germany
  • India
  • South Pacific Islands
  • Turkey

Local Spiritual Assemblies[edit]

Africa[edit]

  • Palma, Mauritius.[2]
  • St. Pierre, Mauritius.[3]
  • Meknes, Morocco.[4]
  • Aba, Nigeria.[5]
  • Limbe-Blantyre, Nyasaland.[6]

Americas[edit]

  • Jankohuyo, Bolivia.[7]
  • Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada.[8]
  • San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.[9]
  • Chiclayo, Peru.[10]
  • Antelope Judicial District, California, USA.[11]
  • Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.[12]
  • Broward County, Florida, USA.[13]
  • Galveston, Texas, USA.[14]
  • Joplin, Missouri, USA.[15]
  • Pendleton, Oregon, USA.[16]
  • Pomona, California, USA.[17]
  • Rogers, Arkansas, USA.[18]

Asia[edit]

  • Sintang, Kalimantan Barat, West Indonesian Borneo.[19]
  • Phnom Penh, Cambodia.[20]
  • Dehra Dun, India.[21]
  • Bontain, South Celebes, Indonesia.[22]
  • Lasem, Rembang, Central Java, Indonesia.[23]
  • Pandangan Rembang, Central Java, Indonesia.[24]
  • Rembang, Central Java, Indonesia.[25]
  • Tulungagung, East Java, Indonesia.[26]
  • Ashiya, Japan.[27]
  • Nagasaki, Japan.[28]
  • Sapporo, Japan.[29]
  • Chonju, Korea.[30]
  • Alor Gajah, Malaya.[31]
  • Kathmandu, Nepal.[32]
  • Manila, Philippines.[33]
  • Phu-Xuan, Nha-Be district, South Vietnam.[34]

Europe[edit]

  • Antwerp, Belgium.[35]
  • Cologne, Germany.[36]
  • Genova, Italy.[37]
  • Milano, Italy.[38]
  • Portimao, Portugal.[39]
  • Valencia, Spain.[40]

Social & Economic Development[edit]

  • Bahá’í Home for the Aged, established in Wilmette, Illinois, USA.

Deaths[edit]

  • April 21: ‘Abbás-`Alí Butt, inaugural Auxiliary Board member for Asia and long-serving member of the National Spiritual Assembly of India and Burma.
  • May 4: Dr. W. Kenneth Christian, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for Southern Rhodesia and member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States of America.
  • August 25: Pritam Singh, member of the National Spiritual Assembly of India & Burma.

Publications[edit]

  • The Bahá'í Viewpoint published by Radio Service Committee.[41]
  • Know Your Bahá'í Literature: A Study Course by Eunice Braun.[42]
  • The Sheltering Branch by Marzieh Gail.

References[edit]

  • Publications listed in Jan Jasion's George Ronald: A Bibliographic History, accessed online April 30, 2019.

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Rabbani, Ruhiyyih (Ed.) (1992). The Ministry of the Custodians 1957-1963. Bahá’í World Centre. ISBN 0-85398-350-X., p 162
  2. ↑ Johnson, E. & Johnson, L. (2003). Heroes and heroines of the ten-year crusade in Southern Africa. Worcester: Baha'i Publishing Trust, p 62
  3. ↑ Johnson, E. & Johnson, L. (2003). Heroes and heroines of the ten-year crusade in Southern Africa. Worcester: Baha'i Publishing Trust, p 65
  4. ↑ Redman, E. The Knights of Bahá’u’lláh, George Ronald Press, London. pp 20
  5. ↑ Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 349, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
  6. ↑ Johnson, E. & Johnson, L. (2003). Heroes and heroines of the ten-year crusade in Southern Africa. Worcester: Baha'i Publishing Trust, p 160
  7. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 342, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
  8. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 345, Pg(s) 16. View as PDF.
  9. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 341, Pg(s) 21. View as PDF.
  10. ↑ Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 348, Pg(s) 13. View as PDF.
  11. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 342, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF.
  12. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 339, Pg(s) 5. View as PDF.
  13. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 342, Pg(s) 16. View as PDF.
  14. ↑ Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 348, Pg(s) 14. View as PDF.
  15. ↑ Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 348, Pg(s) 13. View as PDF.
  16. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 342, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF.
  17. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 344, Pg(s) 15. View as PDF.
  18. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 342, Pg(s) 16. View as PDF.
  19. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 342, Pg(s) 16. View as PDF.
  20. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 342, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF.
  21. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 342, Pg(s) 16. View as PDF.
  22. ↑ Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 348, Pg(s) 18. View as PDF.
  23. ↑ Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 350, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
  24. ↑ Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 350, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
  25. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 344, Pg(s) 14. View as PDF.
  26. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 342, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF.
  27. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 341, Pg(s) 20. View as PDF.
  28. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 341, Pg(s) 20. View as PDF.
  29. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 341, Pg(s) 20. View as PDF.
  30. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 341, Pg(s) 20. View as PDF.
  31. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 344, Pg(s) 16. View as PDF.
  32. ↑ Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 353, Pg(s) 9. View as PDF.
  33. ↑ Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 348, Pg(s) 19. View as PDF.
  34. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 342, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF.
  35. ↑ Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 348, Pg(s) 14. View as PDF.
  36. ↑ Baha'i News (1963). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 393, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
  37. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 341, Pg(s) 23. View as PDF.
  38. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 342, Pg(s) 16. View as PDF.
  39. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 341, Pg(s) 15. View as PDF.
  40. ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 342, Pg(s) 16. View as PDF.
  41. ↑ 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 58
  42. ↑ 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 64
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