1966

Centuries:	19th century 20th century 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Years:	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1966 (Events)

1966 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar, the 1966th year of the Common Era (CE), the 66th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1960s decade. 1966 corresponds to the years 122–123 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Events

• The National Teaching Institute in Bukit Baru, Malacca is officially opened.
• March: Paraguayan Bahá’í Rudolfo Flecha becomes the first Bahá’í pioneer to Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world and the closest to Antarctica.
• March 16: Duluth, Minnesota, becomes the first School district in the United States to grant permission for Bahá’ís to observe Holy Days without a pay penalty or compensatory time.
• March 22: St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, is opened to the Faith by a pioneer, it is the last virgin goal for Alaska under the Nine Year Plan.
• March 23: Fiftieth Anniversary of the Revelation of the first Tablets of the Divine Plan.
• September 3: The National Spiritual Assembly of Bolivia meets with the President of Bolivia, General Rene Barrientos Ortuno, presenting principal points about the Bahá’í Faith and requesting to collaborate on teaching and alphabetization programs for indigenous Bolivian Bahá’ís.
• November 12: The National Spiritual Assembly of Italy appoints an Aid to Flood Victims Committee which coordinated fundraising efforts for victims of flood damage mostly in Florence.

Conferences

Africa

• August 29: Youth Conference held at Kivukoni College, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Americas

• March 12-13: Institute on the Covenant held in Greensboro, North Carolina.
• April 2-3: Conference for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Tablets of the Divine Plan held in the Henry Hudson Hotel, New York City.
• April 8-10: Leroy Ioas Memorial Teaching Institute held in Fort Worth, Texas.
• May 20-22: Hands of the Cause in the Western Hemisphere hold Conference for their Auxiliary Boards in West Englewood.
• May 29-31: Youth conference held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, attended by 55 youth.
• September 2-5: West Texas Teaching Institute held in El Paso.
• September 10-11: Conference sponsored by the Auxiliary Board team for the Central States held in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
• September 24-25: Conference sponsored by the Auxiliary Board team for the Northeastern States held in Hamburg, New York.
• December 3-4: Auxiliary Board Team Conference held in Omaha, Nebraska by Zikrullah Khadem.

Asia

• May 19-20: Teaching Conference in Devlali, Maharashtra, India.

Europe

• July 24-25: First National Bahá’í Youth School of Spain held in Valencia.

Establishments

National Spiritual Assemblies

• Brunei

Local Spiritual Assemblies

Africa

• Akure, Nigeria.

Americas

• Bermudian Landing, British Honduras.
• San Andres, British Honduras.
• Alexandria, Louisiana, USA.
• Arvada, Colorado, USA.
• Carmel, California, USA (re-established after hiatus).
• Fair Oaks, California, USA (re-established after hiatus).
• Klagetoh Trading Post, Arizona, USA.
• Los Gatos, California, USA.
• Meriden, Connecticut, USA.
• Mobile, Alabama, USA.
• Mountain View, California, USA.
• Pacifica, California, USA.
• Richmond, California, USA.
• San Luis Obispo, California, USA.
• Santa Barbera-Goleta Judicial District, California, USA.
• Skokie, Illinois, USA.
• St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
• Sunnyvale, California, USA (re-established after hiatus).
• Washington Judicial District, California, USA.

Asia

• Pingtung, Taiwan.

Australasia

• Taboiaki Village, Beru, Gilbert & Ellice Islands.

Europe

• Mons, Belgium.
• Barnet, Greater London, England.
• Brent, Greater London, England.
• Camden, Greater London, England.
• Croydon, Greater London, England.
• Ealing, Greater London, England.
• Hammersmith, Greater London, England.
• Harringey, Greater London, England.
• Havering, Greater London, England.
• Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, England.
• Lambeth, Greater London, England.
• Wandsworth, Greater London, England.
• Westminster, Greater London, England.
• Wurzburg, Germany.
• Santa Maria de Barbara, Cataluna, Spain.
• Vasteras, Sweden.

Deaths

• April 7: Ali Kuli Khan, produced some of the earliest English translations of Bahá’í scripture and served on the Bahá’í Temple Unity and the National Spiritual Assembly of U.S. and Canada.
• April 14: Jessie Revell, served on the International Bahá’í Council.
• April 15: Francisco Pimienta Arpushana, early Colombian Bahá’í and leader of the Guajiro Arpushana clan. Considered a martyr.
• June 4: Willard McKay, travel teacher who taught with Louis Gregory in 1931.
• August 29: Marcia Steward de Matamores, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh named for pioneering to the Marshall Islands.
• September 17: Anne Lynch, served at the International Bahá’í Bureau in Switzerland from 1928 to 1957.
• October 19: Malcolm King, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh named for pioneering to British Guiana.
• October 27: Loulie Mathews, traveled extensively visiting to teach across Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific and donated land for a Bahá’í school in Pine Valley, Colorado Springs.

Publications

Books

• The New Light on the Spirit Path by Ted Claus.
• Baha'i Teaching Guide: A Practical Guide for the Education of Children, set of several manuals, by Alice Cox and Evelyn Musacchia.
• Amatu'l-Baha Visits India by Violette Nakhjavani.

Albums

• Bahá’í Victory Chorus by Southern California Bahá’í Choir.

Videos

• And His Name Shall Be One documentary produced by CBS News.

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)