May 23 is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 222 days remain until the end of the year.
Events[edit]
- 1844: Declaration of the Báb: The Báb makes His declaration to Mullá Ḥusayn and writes the first chapter of the Qayyúmu'l-Asmá', the Commentary on the Súrih of Joseph.
- 1905: The first Nineteen Day Feast celebrated in the West is held in New York City at the request of Howard MacNutt, consisting of a devotional portion and a social part. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had encouraged MacNutt to hold Feasts while he was on Pilgrimage in ‘Akká earlier in the year.
- 1912: The Bahá'ís of Cambridge, Massachusetts, celebrate ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's birthday with a cake bearing 68 candles. `Abdu'l-Bahá addresses the group on the importance of the Báb.
- 1916: Franz Pöllinger declares his faith in Bahá’u’lláh.[1]
- 1943: Melba King (née Call) becomes a Bahá’í in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is the first of the Yup’ik peoples to accept the Faith.
- 1944: Centenary of the Declaration of the Báb.
- Shoghi Effendi unveils the model of the Shrine of the Báb at the centenary celebration in Haifa.
- 1951: Jamshed and Parvati Fozdar arrive in Kuching with their son, Vijay, the first Bahá’ís to settle in Sarawak.
- 1955: The Bahá’í International Community submits its ‘Proposals for Charter Revision’ to the United Nations for the Conference for Revision of the UN Charter.
- 1978: The House of Worship in Wilmette is included in the register of historic places in the United States. [2]
- 1981: Helmut Winkelbach, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for Belarus, marries Olga Grigorevna Dolganova, a Russian, their wedding ceremony being the first Bahá’í wedding in the Soviet Union.
- 1983: A five year term for the Counsellor members of the International Teaching Centre is established.[3]
- 1984: Nusratu’lláh Subhání, an Iranian pioneer to India, is arrested in Tehran and held in Evin Prison.[4]
- 1986: Fourteen State Bahá’í Councils are elected in India by members of local spiritual assemblies.[5]
- 1990: Work begins on the reinforcement and extension of the main terrace of the Shrine of the Báb, the initial step in the creation of the Terraces on Mount Carmel.
Births[edit]
- 1844: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the successor to Bahá’u’lláh, in Tihrán at midnight.
- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá stated that May 23 should under no circumstances be celebrated as his day of birth, as it was the day of the Declaration of the Báb, exclusively to be associated with Him. As the Bahá’ís begged for a day to be celebrated as his, he gave them 4 Qawl (November 25th or 26th), 180 days after the Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh, to be observed as the Day of the Covenant.
- 1907: Alfred Osborne, member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Panama and Continental Counsellor for Central America.
- 1919: Adrienne Ellis Reeves, Auxiliary Board member for protection and member for the institution of Huqúqu'lláh.
- 1927: Philip O'Brien, American Bahá’í who coordinated activities at the Wilmette Temple and served as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Ireland.
- 1940: Dorothy Borhani, Auxiliary Board member.
Deaths[edit]
- 1931: Claudia Coles, American Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles.
- 1975: Blanca Mejia, first Nicaraguan Bahá’í.
Notes[edit]
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1986). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 18 (1979-1983), Pg(s) 701. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1981). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 17 (1976-1979), Pg(s) 166. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 27. View as PDF.
- ↑ Nosratollah Sobhani at iranbahaipersecution.org
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 162-164. View as PDF.
