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Date 1953-08-02, sorted by date, descending

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1953 2 Aug
195-		 Fred Schechter, an American, arrived in Djibouti (the French Somaliland) and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for French Somaliland. [BW13:45; KoB50-58,98,107]
  • Mr Schechter went on to pioneer to several Latin American countries, he spent thirteen year on the Continental Board of Councillors for the Americas and served on the International Teaching Centre. He passed away on 27 January 2017 in California, U.S.A. He was 89 years old. [BWNS1149]
  • See In Memoriam Fred Schechter: Bahá'í House of Worship Memorial Program.
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