May 6
May 6 is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 239 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
[edit]- 1912: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá leaves Chicago for Cleveland, where He gives an address at Euclid Hall. Later that day He visits the Sanitarium of Dr. C. Swingle.
- 1983: Kámrán Lutfí is arrested, and is later held in Gohardasht and Evin Prisons.
- 2018: Three Bahá’ís of Abadan are arrested with their Bahá’í materials being seized.[1]
Births
[edit]- 1857: Charles Greenleaf, early American Bahá'í and a Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
- 1883: Silver Jackman, Australian Baha’i, member of the first National Spiritual Assembly of Australia and New Zealand and National Treasurer for the Australian Baha’i community.
- 1906: Tahereh Sabet ‘Alá’í, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for Zimbabwe and member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Kenya.
Deaths
[edit]- 1957: Anthony Yuen Seto, American Bahá’í, member of the Asia Teaching Committee and pioneer to Hong Kong during the Ten Year Crusade.
- 1979: Bernard Leach, notable Bahá’í artist.
- 1980: Ghulám-Husayn A‘zamí, Iranian Bahá’í martyr.[2]
- 1980: ‘Alí-Akbar Mu‘íní, Iranian Bahá’í martyr.[2]
- 1980: Bádí’u’lláh Yazdání, Iranian Bahá’í martyr.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Appeal court set for Forough Farzaneh, Neda Sabeti, and Noushin Afshar at iranbahaipersecution.bic.org
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 230. View as PDF.