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Date 1959-04-21-02, sorted by firsts, ascending

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1959 Ridván
195-
Upon the establishment of an independent Spiritual Assembly for Burma, the Regional Assembly of India and Burma was succeeded by the present-day National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. Up until 1957 this group had included Pakistan.[BW13p300]
  • For the letter of the Custodians to the national convention of Burma see MC155–7.
  • See a picture of the first National Spiritual Assembly of Burma.
  • Custodians; India; Myanmar; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; National Spiritual Assembly of India; National Spiritual Assembly of Myanmar (Burma) first NSA Burma
    1959 Ridván
    195-
    The first Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Niagara Falls, ON was formed by joint declaration. The members were: Carol and David Bowie, Charlie and Florence Grindlay, Ben and Mary Koltermann, Amy Putnam, Joy Carter and Vi Dutoff.
  • The first Bahá'í in Niagara Falls was Charlie Grindlay.
  • The first native Niagara Falls resident to become a Bahá'í was Carol Bowie. [Ref: email from David Bowie dated 28 August 2024]
  • Amy Putnam; Ben Koltermann; Carol Bowie; Charles Grindlay; David Bowie; Florence Grindlay; Joy Carter; Mary Koltermann; Niagara Falls, ON; Vi Dutoff The first Bahá'í in Niagara Falls was Charlie Grindlay. ; The first native Niagara Falls resident to become a Bahá'í was Carol Bowie.
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