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1954 25 Mar 195- |
Leland Jensen arrived on Réunion Island from the United States and ws named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:455]
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Leland Jensen; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Covenant-breakers; Reunion Island; France | |
1954 25 Mar 195- |
The passing of Marion Jack (General Jack) (b. St. John, New Brunswick) at her pioneer post in Sofia, Bulgaria at the age of 87. She had been at her post since 1931. [BWNS385; Never be Afraid to Dare p. 227]
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Marion Jack; Pioneers; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Pioneers; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Sofia, Bulgaria; Bulgaria | |
1954 21 Mar 195- |
Shoghi Effendi announced that there were Bahá'ís in 219 countries. [MBW57] | Statistics | |
1954 19 Mar 195- |
Paul Haney was appointed Hand of the Cause of God following the death of Hand of the Cause of God Dorothy Baker. [GBF111; MBW57] | Paul Haney; Dorothy Baker; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Appointments | |
1954 Mar 195- |
Olivia Kelsey and Florence Ullrich (later Ullrich-Kelley), a young college graduate, and Olivia Kelsey, an accomplished Bahá'í author and poet, arrived in Monaco from the United States and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:454; Collins 4.6 and 7.1359]
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 4 Mar 195- |
The arrival of Knights of Bahá'u'lláh Elena (Marsella) and Roy Fernie in Kiribati (Gilbert Islands). They had come from the National Spiritual Assembly of Panama. [BWNS301, BW13:452]
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- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; First Bahá'ís by country or area; Islands; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Tabiteuea, Kiribati; Kiribati; Gilbert and Ellice Islands | first Bahá'í on Kiribati (Gilbert Islands) |
1954 Mar 195- |
Qudratu'lláh Rawhání and Khudárahm Muzhgání arrived in Mahé and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:454] | - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Mahé, India | |
1954 1 Mar 195- |
Shirin Fozdar visited Cambodia to receive the first medallion and Certificate of Satrei Vatthana (Champion of Women) from His Majesty King Norodom Sihanouk. She was the first Bahá'í to enter the country.
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Shirin Fozdar; King Norodom Sihanouk; Cambodia | first medallion and Certificate of Satrei Vatthana (Champion of Women) recipient; first Bahá’í in Cambodia |
1954 1 Mar 195- |
Alvin J. Blum and his wife, Gertrude (née Gewertz), arrived in Honiara and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh for the Solomon Islands. They were accompanied by their eight-year-old daughter Keithie. [BW13:456; BWNS291] | - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Islands; Solomon Islands | |
1954 Mar 195- |
Greta Jankko arrived in the Marquesas Islands and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:454] | Greta Jankko; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Islands; Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
1954 spring 195- |
The Síyáh-Chál and some surrounding property was acquired by the Bahá'ís. [BW12:64–5; SE153; SS45]
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Siyah Chal (Black Pit); Purchases and exchanges; Tehran, Iran; Iran |
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