June 1
June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 213 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
[edit]- 1912: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá returns to New York.[1]
- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá has His first sitting for the portrait painted by Juliet Thompson.[2]
- 1955: The House of Bahá’u’lláh in Tákur, Mázandarán, Iran, is taken over.[3]
- 1960: A Bahá’í pioneer leaves Thailand to settle in Luang Prabang, Laos.[4]
- 1966: The counter-claim of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States against the followers of Charles Mason Remey restraining them from using Bahá’í names and symbols, is upheld when the Covenant-breakers fail to appear at the trial.[5]
- 1992: Bahá'ís from many countries participate in the United Nations Conference on the Environment (UNCED), known as the Earth Summit, and the Global Forum for non-governmental organizations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[6][7]
Births
[edit]- 1951: Behrouz Tavakkoli, member of the Yárán, an ad hoc leadership group facilitating the activities of Bahá’ís in Iran.
Deaths
[edit]- 1898: Áqá Ghulám-Husayn-i-Banádakí, killed by a mob in Yazd after refusing to deny his faith.[8]
- 1982: ‘Atá’u’lláh Haqqání, Iranian Bahá’í martyr. Found dead with signs of being tortured, stabbed, and strangled.[9]
- 1986: Dipchand Khianra, Continental Counselor.
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Balyuzi, H.M. (1971). ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: The Centre of the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh. George Ronald, Oxford. p.206.
- ↑ Thompson, Juliet (1983). Diary of Juliet Thompson, The.. Kalimát Press, Los Angeles. p.299.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1986). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 18 (1979-1983), Pg(s) 391. View as PDF.
- ↑ "Baha'is of Bangkok, Thailand, at a farewell…". Bahá'í News (353): 20. 1960.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1974). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 14 (1963-1968), Pg(s) 95. View as PDF.
- ↑ Bahá’í International News Service. No. 272, p.1–3.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1993). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 21 (1992-1993), Pg(s) 124. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1986). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 18 (1979-1983), Pg(s) 384. View as PDF.
- ↑ Ataollah Haghani at iranbahaipersecution.org