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- 1855: Birth of John Bosch, founder of Bosch Baha'i School
- 1951: The Baha'i community of Uganda is established by the arrival of pioneers from Great Britain and Iran.
- 1947: The Baha'i community of the Netherlands officially registers its first new believer.
- 1986: Sir Thomas Davis, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, makes a historic visit to the Bahá'í World Centre for a consultation with the Universal House of Justice on world peace.
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- 1868: Bahá'u'lláh and a large group of followers are sent from Edirne to the penal colony of 'Akká, Palestine (now Acre, Israel).
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- 1910: Mary Sutherland Maxwell, later to be known as Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khanum, is born in New York City to parents May Maxwell and William Sutherland Maxwell.
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- 1910: Though in very poor health due to his long imprisonment, 'Abdu'l-Bahá journeys to Egypt to spread the Faith accompanied by Shoghi Effendi.
- 1911: 'Abdu'l-Bahá sails for Marseille, later journeying to London and Paris.
- 1868 - Departure of Baha'u'llah from Adrianople
- 1863: Bahá'u'lláh departs by steamer from the port of Sámsun to Constantinople.
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- 1852 - Angry Bábís (acting on their own volition) make a failed attempt to kill Nasser al-Din Shah
- 1864 - Díyá'u'lláh is born to Fátimih and Bahá'u'lláh.
- 1863: Arrival of Bahá'u'lláh in Constantinople on Sunday at noon.
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- 1901: Sultan 'Abdu'l-Hamid re-imposes confinement of 'Abdu'l-Bahá et al. within the walls of 'Akká.
- 1921: Agnes Alexander became the first Bahá'í to visit Korea.
- 1868: Bahá'u'lláh departs from Gallipoli by steamer for Haifa and then by sail to 'Akká.
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- 1912: 'Abdu'l-Bahá arrives in Maiden, Massachusetts.
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- 1992: The 44th session of the Sub-Commission of Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities of the UN passes a resolution drawing attention to the renewed persecution of religious minorities and summary killings of Bahá'ís.
- 1851 - Bahá'u'lláh arrives in Karbilá, Iraq for the start of a 10 month pilgrimage, during which he spread the Báb's Teachings to the people.
- 1910: 'Abdu'l-Bahá leaves the Holy Land for the first time in forty-two years, journeying to Egypt.
- 1983: Iran's Prosecutor-General announces the formal banning of all Bahá'í religious institutions in the country, and declares membership in them and service to them to be criminal offences.
- 1912: 'Abdu'l-Bahá arrives in Montreal, staying in the area until September 9. This is 'Abdu'l-Bahá's first and only visit to Canada.
- 1868: Bahá'u'lláh arrives in `Akká.
- 1876: 'Abdu'l-Hamid II becomes Sultan, upon which the banishment decree of Sultan 'Abdu'l-Aziz is relaxed.
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