1992

Centuries:	19th century 20th century 21st century
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Years:	1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1992 (Events)

1992 was a leap year of the Gregorian calendar, the 1992nd year of the Common Era (CE), the 92nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1990s decade. 1992 corresponds to the years 148–149 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Events

• November 22 - 26: The second World Congress takes place in New York.
• The Ruhi Institute reaches a milestone in development as a formal organization, although its efforts have been evolving since the 1970's through the FUNDAEC Foundation.

Establishments

National Spiritual Assemblies

• Albania
• Angola
• Azerbaijan
• Baltic States
• Bulgaria
• Central Asia
• Republic of the Congo
• Greenland
• Hungary
• Niger (re-established after hiatus).
• Poland
• Russia
• Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova

Local Spiritual Assemblies

Europe

• Zagreb, Croatia.

Social & Economic Development

• Bahá’í International Community Office for the Advancement of Women.
• Center for Rural Education, founded in Colombia.
• Landegg International University, founded in Switzerland.
• Townshend International School, founded in the Czech Republic.

Deaths

• March 18: Bahman Samandari, Persian Bahá’í who was martyred in Iran.
• March 25: William Sears, American Bahá’í who pioneered to South Africa and served as a Hand of the Cause for Africa and the Americas.
• June 18: Isobel Sabri, American Bahá’í who pioneered to Scotland, Uganda, and Tanzania, and served on the International Teaching Center.
• July 21: Hasan Mahboubi, Persian Bahá’í who served on the last National Spiritual Assembly of Iran. Was killed in a suspicious hit and run incident.
• August 14: Alfred Osborne, Panamaian Bahá’í who was the second person from Panama to declare and served on the Continental Board for Central America.
• August 31: James Heggie, Scottish-Australian Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of Australia.
• September 2: Shirin Fozdar, Indian Bahá’í who opened Singapore to the Bahá’í Faith.
• September 26: Tahereh Sabet ‘Alá’í, Persian Bahá’í who was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for pioneering to Zimbabwe.
• October 17: Helen Hornby, American Bahá’í who pioneered to Colombia and Ecuador and notably compiled Lights of Guidance.
• December 12: G. A. Amreliwala, Indian Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of India.

Publications

Authoritative Writings & Guidance

• The Kitáb-i-Aqdas by Bahá’u’lláh, published by Bahá’í World Centre.

Compilations

• The Ministry of the Custodians 1957-1963: An Account of the Stewardship of the Hands of the Cause published by Bahá’í World Centre.
• The Declaration of the Báb: A Compilation published by Kalimat Press.
• Naw-Ruz, New Day: A Compilation published by Kalimat Press.
• Wider Horizon: Selected Messages of the Universal House of Justice 1983-1992 compiled by Palabra Publications.
• Japan Will Turn Ablaze!: Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Letters of Shoghi Effendi and the Universal House of Justice, and Historical Notes about Japan compiled by Barbara R. Sims.
• A Wondrous World: A Collection of Bahá’í Sacred Writings and Accounts of Dreams and Visions from Bahá’í History compiled by Elias Zohoori.

Books

• An Earthly Paradise: Bahá’í Houses of Worship around the World by Julie Badiee.
• From Night to Knight by Jenabe Caldwell.
• Bahá’í Education: Curriculum Guide for Parents and Teachers published by Children's Task Force in Australia.
• Community Histories: Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, Volume 6 edited by Richard Hollinger.
• Forget-me-not Nicobar by Jeanne Frankel de Corrales and Margaret K. Bates.
• Nine Days to Istanbul by Jeanne Frankel de Corrales
• Gems of Guidance: Selections from the Scriptures of the World by David Jurney.
• The Modern Renaissance: An Approach to a Healthier Society by Reza R. Mobine.
• I Shall Come Again by Hushidar Motlagh.
• Proclaim the Most Great Name by Hushidar Motlagh.
• Day of Glory: The Life of Bahá’u’lláh by Mary Perkins.
• Forever in Bloom, photographs by Raghu Rai with text by Roger White.
• Education on Trial by Nathan Rutstein.
• The Invisible Hand: Shaping the New World Order by Nathan Rutstein.
• The Elements of the Bahá’í Faith by Joseph Sheppherd.
• The Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh by Adib Taherzadeh.
• The Bahá’í Faith by Patrick Vickers.
• Occasions of Grace by Roger White.

Albums

• Love of Bahá by Goli Ataii.

Videos

• Bahá’u’lláh: The Secret of Our Century released by Fourth Epoch.
• The Prisoner of Akka released by the Ettehadieh Foundation.

References

• Publications listed in Jan Jasion's George Ronald: A Bibliographic History, accessed online April 30, 2019.
• Publications listed in Selected New Books, New Editions, and Reprints released during 1992, Bahá’í World, Vol. 21, pp 282-286.