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1976 27 Dec 197- |
The first local spiritual assembly in Dominica was formed in St George. | Local Spiritual Assembly; St. George, Dominica; Dominica | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Dominica |
1976 Dec 197- |
The first Bahá'í Winter School in Cyprus was held in Nicosia. | First summer and winter schools; Nicosia, Cyprus; Cyprus | first Bahá’í Winter School in Cyprus |
1976 27 – 30 Nov 197- |
An International Teaching Conference was held in Hong Kong, attended by 506 Bahá'ís. [BW17:81; VV33]
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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Hong Kong; - Asia | |
1976 6 – 7 Nov 197- |
The first Canadian Bahá'í Native Council was held in Tyendinaga, Ontario. [BW17:162] | Tyendinaga First Nation, ON; Ontario, Canada; Canada | first Canadian Bahá’í Native Council in Tyendinaga, Ontario |
1976 15 – 17 Oct 197- |
An International Teaching Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya, attended by 1,363 Bahá'ís. [BW17:81; VV33]
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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Nairobi, Kenya; Kenya; - Africa | |
1976 5 Oct 197- |
The passing of Adelaide Sharp (b. Texas, 1896) in Tehran.
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Adelaide Sharp; Clara Sharp; Tarbiyat School, Tihran; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Firsts, other; Texas, USA; United States (USA); Tehran, Iran; Iran | first woman member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran |
1976 12 Sep 197- |
His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa visited the resting place of Shoghi Effendi. [BW17:69; VV22] | Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa; Shoghi Effendi, Resting place of; Samoa; London, England; United Kingdom | |
1976 3 – 6 Aug 197- |
An International Teaching Conference was held in Paris, attended by some 5,700 Bahá'ís. [BW17:81; DM416; VV33]
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Kurt Waldheim; United Nations; United Nations, Secretary-Generals; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Paris, France; France; - Europe | |
1976 23 – 25 Jul 197- |
An International Teaching Conference was held in Anchorage, Alaska, attended by 1,005 Bahá'ís. [BW17:81]
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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Anchorage, AK; Alaska, USA; United States (USA) | |
1976 9 – 11 Jul 197- |
An International Youth Conference was held in Ivory Coast, attended by nearly 200 Bahá'ís. [BW17:150, 153] | Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, International; Conferences, Youth; Youth; Ivory Coast; - Africa | |
1976 5 – 8 Jul 197- |
An International Teaching Conference was held in Helsinki, Finland, attended by some 950 Bahá'ís. [BW17:81; VV33]
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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Teaching; Helsinki, Finland; Finland | |
1976 7 May 197- |
Saichiro Fujita, (b. 1886) the second Japanese to become a Bahá'í, passed away in Haifa. [BW17:406; Bahá'í Canada No 294 June 1996 p6]
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Saichiro Fujita; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Haifa, Israel | |
1976 May 197- |
Bahá'í activities in Mali were restricted by order of the government and the decree of recognition of the Faith suspended. [BW17:81] | Persecution, Mali; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Mali | |
1976 24 Apr 197- |
The passing of Mark George Tobey (b. December 11, 1890 Centerville, Wisconsin – d. April 24, 1976 Basel, Switzerland) [Bahá'í News page 341, Wiki, VV119]
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In Memoriam; Mark Tobey; Bernard Leach; Anne Gould Hauberg; * Arts and crafts; - Painting; Centerville, WI; Wisconsin, USA; United States (USA); Basel, Switzerland; Switzerland | |
1976 Ridván 197- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Swaziland and Mozambique was given the added responsibility of administering the Faith in Angola and therefore became the National Spiritual Assembly of Swaziland, Mozambique, and Angola. [BN no 608 November 1981 p10] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Swaziland; Mozambique; Angola | |
1976 24 – 25 Mar 197- |
The first Continental Youth Conference of Western Asia took place in Karachi, Pakistan. [BW16:265] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; Karachi, Pakistan; Pakistan; - Asia | first Continental Youth Conference of Western Asia |
1976 8 Mar 197- |
The Bahá'í International Community was granted consultative status with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). [BIC History Consultative Status; BW16:337–8; VV54] | United Nations; UNICEF; Bahá'í International Community; New York, USA; United States (USA) | |
1976 Feb 197- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Korea was established. [BW16:237] | - Publishing Trusts; Korea | |
1976 10 – 15 Jan 197- |
The first National Bahá'í Children's School to he held in Rhodesia took place in Salisbury. [BW16:155] | Bahá'í Childrens school; Harare, Zimbabwe; Rhodesia | first National Bahá’í Children’s School in Rhodesia |
1976 10 Jan 197- |
The most northerly-located local spiritual assembly in the world was formed in the Iñupiat community of Barrow, Alaska. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Superlatives; Barrow, AK; Alaska, USA; United States (USA) | |
1976 Jan 197- |
Bahá'ís in Jamaica initiated a weekly 15-minute radio programme. [BW16:186] | Radio; Jamaica | |
1976 (In the year) 197- |
Elizabeth Martin with Chris Lyons made a film called Retrospective, a memoir of Hand of the Cause John Robarts. It included his reminiscences of the Guardian and of the early days of the Faith in Canada. [HNWE36] | - Film; Elizabeth Martin; Chris Lyons; John Robarts; * Hands of the Cause; Toronto, ON; Canada | |
1976 (In the year) 197- |
The publication of Selections from the Writings of the Báb compiled by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice and translated by Habib Taherzadeh with the assistance of a Committee at the Bahá'í World Centre. [SWB] | Selections from the Writings of the Báb (book); Habib Taherzadeh; * Publications; * Báb, Writings of; * Bahá'í World Centre; Translators | first authorized source of the Bab’s Writings in English. |
1976 (In the year) 197- |
The government of Equatorial Guinea outlawed all religions and the national spiritual assembly was dissolved.
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Persecution, Equatorial Guinea; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Equatorial Guinea | |
1976 (In the year) 197- |
The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Norway was established. | - Publishing Trusts; Norway | |
1976 (In the year) 197- |
Following the conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam, an anti-religion policy was implemented and the Bahá'í Faith, along with all other religions, were banned. | Persecution, Vietnam; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Vietnam | |
1976 (In the year) 197- |
The buildings for two new permanent Bahá'í institutes, at Kilifi and Mugweko, were completed, and the institutes began functioning. A large Bahá'í Centre was built in Nakuru and steps were taken towards completion of another at Tongeren. [BW16p145] | Bahá'í Institutes; Kilifi, Kenya; Mugweko, Kenya; Nakuru, Kenya; Tongeren, Belgium; Kenya | |
1976 to 1985 197- |
British pioneers Ron, Thelma, Simon and Suzanne Batchelor lived in Kathmandu, Nepal. [Thelma Batchelor on Bahá'í History UK] | Pioneers; Kathmandu, Nepal; Nepal |
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