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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
Mírzá Asadu'lláh
Fádil-i-Mázandarání arrives in North America with Manúchihr K̲h̲án in time
to speak at the national convention. [AB443; SBR88]
- His purpose is to assist and stimulate the Bahá'í communities. [AB443]
- He stays for one year. [AB443]
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
Louis Bourgeois is selected as the architect for the Chicago House of Worship. [DP94; GPB303; SBBH1:145]
- For details of the designs and selection process see DP76-100.
- See CT159 for the source of inspiration for the design.
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• 10 April A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
Clara and Hyde Dunn arrive in Sydney, Australia. [AB445]
SBR158 says this was 18 Apr 1919.
- They are thought to be the first Bahá'í pioneers to have arrived at their post after the release of the Tablets of the Divine Plan. [G. Hassel]
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• 20 April A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
Shoghi Effendi leaves Haifa to take
up his studies at Balliol College in Oxford. As instructed by
'Abdu'l-Bahá he stays in a sanitarium in Neuilly (Maison d'Hydrothérapie
et de convalescence du Parc de Neuilly, 6 Boulevard du Château,
Neuilly-sur-Seine) before leaving for England in July. [SEO58} |
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• 27 April A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
`Abdu'l-Bahá is invested with the
insignia of the Knighthood of the British Empire in a ceremony in
Haifa. [AB443; BBRXXX, 343-5; CH214; DH149; GPB306]
- For the document recommending `Abdu'l-Bahá for knighthood, see BBR344.
- The knighthood is in recognition of `Abdu'l-Bahá's humanitarian work during the war for famine relief. [AB443]
- He accepts the honour as a gift from a `just king'. [AB443]
- He does not use the title. [AB443]
- For Lady Blomfield's account see AB443-4 and CH214-15.
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• 27 April A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
The design for the
Mashriqu'l-Adhkar at Wilmette, Illinois, was finally chosen by the
forty-nine delegates present at the Twelfth Annual Convention of Bahá'í
Temple Unity, being held at the Hotel McAlpin, New York. Excavation at
the site began on the 24th of September and construction commenced on
the 20th of December. |
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• 21 May A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
The execution at Sultánábád of Ḥájí `Arab by hanging. [BBRXXX, 444-6; BW18:387] |
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• 24 May A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
Charles Greenleaf, Disciple of `Abdu'l-Bahá, passes away at the home of William Harry Randall in Boston. [SBR105]
- For details of his life see SBR97-105.
- For his obituary see SW11, 19:321-2.
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• July / August A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
Fanny Knobloch, the first Bahá'í teacher in South Africa, arrives in Cape Town. [BW2:40].
- In her first week she meets Miss Busby who within a very short time is the first person to become a Bahá'í in South Africa.
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• 8 July A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
August Rudd, a Swede who became a
Bahá'í in America, returns to his native country, becoming the first
Bahá'í in Sweden. [BWT8:980-2]. |
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• After July A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
The first Argentineans to become Bahá'ís, Hermann Grossman and his sister Elsa Grossman, accept the Faith in Leipzig in 1920.
- They were born in Argentina and emigrated to Germany in 1909.
- Dr Grossman hears of the Faith at a public meeting given by Harlan and Grace Ober at the Theosophical Society. [BW13:869]
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• September A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
The tombs of the King of Martyrs and the Beloved of Martyrs in Isfahán are demolished by a mob. [BBR437]
- For Western responses see BBR437-9.
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• 24 September A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
Boring begins at the site of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár in Wilmette to determine the depth of the bedrock. [DP104]
- Soon afterwards construction begins. [DP108]
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• October A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
Shoghi Effendi enters Balliol College, Oxford University. [CB284; DH149; GBF11-12]
- For his purpose in going to Oxford see GBF12.
- For his time in Oxford see PP34-8.
- A Q Faizi is reported to have said, during a talk to pilgrims
in May-June, 1965 that "Shoghi Effendi was sent to Oxford to protect him
from potential enemies, not to learn English or be educated." [SDSC273]
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• Ocrober A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
Mírzá Mustafá is killed at Farúgh, Fárs, and other Bahá'ís are imprisoned. [BW18:387] |
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• December A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
The passing of Ḥájí Mírzá
Haydar-Alí Isfaháni known as 'the Angel of Mount Carmel' in Haifa. He is
buried in the Bahá'í Cemetery on Mount Carmel.
- For the story of his life see RB2:438–50.
- His autobiography was published as Stories from the Delight of Hearts - The Memoirs of Hají Mírzá Haydar-Alí, was translated by A Q Faizi and published by Kalimat in 1980.
- Acting on the request of 'Abdu'l-Bahá he wrote Bahá'í Martyrdoms in Persia in the Year 1903 AD. It covers the events from March to September and was published in English as a 28-page book in 1904 and 1917.
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• 1 December A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
Lillian Kappes dies of typhus fever in Ṭihrán. [BFA2:361; SW11, 19:324-5]
- She had gone to Ṭihrán nine years previously to help set up the Tarbíyat School for Girls. [SW11, 19:3 24]
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• 27 December A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
Ḥájí Mírzá Haydar-`Alí, the `Angel of Carmel' passes away in Haifa. [BBD98; EB250]
- For his biography see EB237-50 and Stories from The Delight of Hearts: The Memoirs of Ḥájí Mirzá Háydar-'Alí].
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• 27 / 29 December A.D. 1920
• A.M. |
The first All-India Bahá'í Convention is held in Bombay with 175 in attendance. [AB446; BBRSM194; 115] |
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• In the year A.D. 1921
• A.M. |
The birth of Eduardo Duarte Vieira, the first African Bahá'í martyr, is born in Portuguese Guinea. |
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1921
• A.M. |
The Kingdom of Iraq under British Administration or Mandatory Iraq begins. It will last until 1932. [Mandatory Iraq] |
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• After Mandate A.D. 1921
• A.M. |
After the establishment of British
control of Iraq and the appearance of religious freedom and greater
security, 'Abdu'l-Bahá authorizes repairs to begin on the House. The
renovations attract the attention of neighbouring Shi'as and after the
passing of the custodian, Muḥammad Ḥusayn Bábí, they sue for possession
on the grounds that he had no heirs. [SETPE1p25] |
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• 23 January A.D. 1921
• A.M. |
Mírzá Ya`qúb-i-Muttahidih is assassinated in Kirmánsháh. [BBRXXX, 446-50; BW18:387; GPB299]
- He is the last to lay down his life in the ministry of `Abdu'l-Bahá. GPB299]
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• 1 February A.D. 1921
• A.M. |
The Shi'a petition for the possession of the House in Baghdád is granted and the Bahá'is are evicted. [SETPE1p25] |
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• 77 B.E.
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• 1 February A.D. 1921
• A.M. |
Ahmad Sháh (reigned 1909–25), who
succeeded to the throne at age 11, was deposed in a coup d'état led by
Reza K̲h̲án who appointed himself prime minister. He ruled as Reza Sháh
Pahlaví between 1925–41. |
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• 77 B.E.
• A.H.
• 1 February A.D. 1921
• A.M. |
Leonora Holsapple Armstrong, the first Bahá'í pioneer in Latin America, arrives in Rio de Janeiro. |
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