Chronology: Date 1954-02

date	event	tags	firsts
1954 21 Feb	Charles ('Chuck') and Mary Dayton from the United States, settled in Charlotte Amalie, on St Thomas, and wre named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh for the Leeward Islands. [BW13:453]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Islands; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; St. Thomas Island; Leeward Islands
1954 Feb	Shirin Fozdar arrived in Saigon, the first pioneer to Vietnam. In June 1954, her daughter-in-law, Parvati Fozdar (wife of Jamshed Fozdar's) and their young son, Vilay, came to Saigon from the United States to help Ms. Shirin Fozdar. Jamshed Fozdar arrived on July 18, 1954. A month later. In August Ms. Shirin Fozdar returned to New Zealand. Mr. Jamshed Fozdar found employment and the family lived for a long time in a small apartment at 88 Le Loi Street (the old Bonard). Pham Huu Chu was the first person to accept the Bahá'í Faith in Vietnam. [Bahá'í Religion in Community Education in Vietnam by Vu Van Chung]	Shirin Fozdar; Pioneer; Saigon, Vietnam; Vietnam	first pioneer to Vietnam. first person to become a beliver in Viet Nam
1954 15 Feb	Charles Duncan (a musician and composer) and Harry Clark, both Americans, arrived in Brunei from Kota Kinabalu (Jesselton) in Sabah, where they had been waiting for several weeks, and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:451; PH63] Later he pioneered to Thailand where he learned the language. See Servants of the Glory page 19	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Charles Duncan; Harry Clark; Brunei; Thailand
1954 Feb	Husayn Halabi arrived in Hadhramaut and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:452]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Hadhramaut, Arabian Peninsula; Yemen
1954 Feb	Elise Schreiber (later Lynelle) arrived on St Thomas Island and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:456]	Elise Schreiber (later Lynelle); - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Islands; Sao Tome and Principe
1954 10 Feb	John Leonard arrived in the Falkland Islands and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:451]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Falkland Islands
1954 Feb	Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir and Irán Muhájir arrived the Mentawai Islands and received the accolade "Knight of Bahá'u'lláh".[BS13p454]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; - Hands of the Cause; Mentawai Islands; Indonesia
1954 Feb	Faríburz Rúzbihyán (Feriborz Roozbehyan) arrived in The Gambia and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:452]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Gambia, The
1954 Feb	David Schreiber, an American, arrived in Antigua and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for the Leeward Islands. [BW13:453]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Antigua; Leeward Islands
1954 Feb	John and Audrey Robarts and their son Patrick and young daughter Tina arrived in Mafikeng and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh for Bechuanaland (Botswana). [BW13:449]	John Robarts; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Mafikeng, Botswana; Botswana
1954 Feb	Gail Avery arrived in the Baranof Islands and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:449]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Baranof Island, AK
1954 Feb	Bernard H. Guhrke arrived on the Kodiak Islands and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:453]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Islands; Kodiak Islands, AK
1954 Feb	Joan Powis arrived in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:456]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Southern Rhodesia; Zimbabwe
1954 Feb	'Azízu'lláh and Shamsí Navídí with their daughters Vida and Giuilda arrived in Monaco and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:455] A celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Bahá'í Faith in the Principality was held on 24-25 April 2004 at the Theatre des Varietes in Monte Carlo, and opened with the reading of a welcoming message from the National Council of the Principality. [Newspaper Archive on BLO]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Monaco
1954 Feb	Rahmatu'lláh and Írán Muhájir arrived in Mentawai Islands and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:454] For the story of their pioneering activity see Muhájir, Dr Muhajir, Hand of the Cause of God, Knight of Bahá'u'lláh.	Rahmatullah Muhajir; Iran Muhajir; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Islands; Mentawai Islands; Indonesia
1954 Feb	Grace Bahovec arrived in the Baranof Islands and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:449]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Islands; Baranof Island, AK
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