- 1848-09-01 — Birth of Auguste Forel, renowned entomologist and Baha'i, in Switzerland. ...
- 1865-05-17 — The first international standards organization, the International Telegraph Union, was established i...
- 1874-10-09 — Headquartered in Bern, Switzerland, the General Postal Union was established when 22 countries signe...
- 1911-08-20 — 'Abdu'l-Baha and His party left Marseilles and traveled by train to Geneva, arriving late in the day
- 1911-08-21 — 'Abdu'l-Baha and His party took a ferry from Geneva to Thonon-les-Bains and were met by Laura Dreyfu
- 1911-08-23 — `Abdu'l-Baha took up residence at Thonon-les-Bains on Lake Leman (Lake Geneva). [AB140; GPB280; SBR2...
- 1911-08-27 — 'Abdu'l-Baha and His party took a ferry to Vevey, a resort town on the other side of Lake Geneva (La
- 1911-08-30 — 'Abdu'l-Baha spent the morning in Thonon-les-Bain and took the ferry to Geneva after dinner. He stay
- 1911-08-31 — During His stay in Geneva 'Abdu'l-Baha most likely returned the visits of Zillu's-Sultan Sultan-Mas'...
- 1911-11-30 — It was about this time that 'Abdu'l-Baha sent four Baha'is to Germany to assist with the teaching an...
- 1922-10-00 — The Greatest Holy Leaf sent Shoghi Effendi's mother and other family members to Switzerland to ask h...
- 1922-12-15 — Shoghi Effendi returned to the Holy Land to take up his duties as Guardian. [PP63-4]
He sent cabl...
- 1923-06-00 — Shoghi Effendi left Haifa for Switzerland. [PP72; BBRSM116]
He returned to Haifa in November 19...
- 1923-07-24 — The Treaty of Lausanne, signed on July 24, 1923, concluded the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) and was...
- 1923-11-05 — Shoghi Effendi returned from Switzerland. [PP73]...
- 1925-06-00 — The International Baha'i Bureau was created by the English Baha'i Jean Stannard (1865–1944) at th
- 1926-05-29 — Shoghi Effendi departed Palestine for Switzerland. [PP97, SETPE1p131, GBF36]
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- 1926-10-15 — Shoghi Effendi returned from Switzerland where he had been joined by his mother and sister in August...
- 1927-06-00 — Shoghi Effendi left Palestine destined for Switzerland in the company of his sister. [Ambassador at ...
- 1927-10-0- — Shoghi Effendi retired to the mountains of Switzerland to rest and re-gain his strength. (SETPE1p150...
- 1929-04-01 — Shoghi Effendi announced that the Council of the League of Nations had pronounced in favour of the B...
- 1931-07-27 — Swiss Baha'i Auguste Forel, (b. 1 September, 1848 Morges, Switzerland, d. 27 July, 1931 Yvorne Switz...
- 1936-09-00 — Lorol Schopflocher departed for Europe to do teaching work in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England, Fran...
- 1946-00-00 — In the second Seven Year Plan from 1946 to 1952, the American Baha'i community was given the respons...
- 1946-00-00 — The first issue of the News Exchange was published by the International Baha'i Bureau in Geneva. Th...
- 1948-04-21 — The first local assembly was established in Bern, Switzerland. [BQYM201...
- 1948-04-21 — The first local assembly was established in Geneva, Switzerland. [BQYM201]...
- 1948-05-22 — The first Baha'i European Conference was held in Geneva. [BW11:51]
Among those who attended were ...
- 1950-11-00 — From Switzerland, Shoghi Effendi invited five Baha'is—Lotfullah Hakim, Jessie and Ethel Revell, Am...
- 1952-11-12 — Dagmar Dole, pioneer to Alaska and Denmark, passed away in Glion, Switzerland.
Shoghi Effendi sai...
- 1953-04-21 — The National Spiritual Assembly of Italy and Switzerland was established. Elected were: Prof. Mario ...
- 1962-04-21 — The National Spiritual Assembly of Switzerland was formed. [BW13:283]
For picture see BW13:282.
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- 1969-07-15 — The European Dawnbreakers' Show, ''A Plea for One World," was conceived at a Swiss winter school by ...
- 1971-00-00 — In Germany, Hermann Zimmer resurrected the claims of Ruth White in a small book published in 1971 (E...
- 1971-07-31 — The European Youth Conference took place in Fiesch, Switzerland, attended by 1,200 youth from 50 cou...
- 1976-04-24 — The passing of Mark George Tobey (b. December 11, 1890 Centerville, Wisconsin – d. April 24, 1976 ...
- 1981-01-01 — The European branch office of the Baha'i International Community was established in Geneva. [BW19:33...
- 1983-00-00 — The Association for Baha'i Studies of Francophone Europe was established in Switzerland....
- 1986-07-18 — The European Baha'i Youth Movement is launched at the Baha'i Youth School, Landegg Conference Centre...
- 1987-02-15 — The passing of Eleanor Hollibaugh (b. 17 February 1897 in Hastings, Nebraska) in Montraux, Switzerla...
- 1988-02-17 — The publication of the statement by the Baha'i International Community, "Eliminating Religious Intol...
- 1989-02-08 — The publication of the statement by the Baha'i International Community, "Eliminating Racism", to the...
- 1989-02-09 — The publication of the statement by the Baha'i International Community, "Right to Development", to t...
- 1990-09-01 — Eighty leaders of thought from around the world gathered at Landegg Academy for the first Internatio...
- 1991-08-00 — Hand of the Cause Dr 'Ali-Muhammad Varqa convened a conference for the Deputies of the Huqúqu'llah ...
- 1992-09-20 — The Landegg International University was formally registered by the cantonal and federal authorities...
- 1993-02-22 — At the 49th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights, the United Nations in Geneva released a re...
- 1995-12-01 — The 51st Session of the UN Human Rights Commission was held. In January the Baha'i International Com...
- 1997-03-15 — The Baha'i International Community presented a statement The United Nations Decade for Human Rights ...
- 2001-12-13 — The passing of Giovanni (Gianni) Ballerio (b. 15 February 1943 in Asmara, Eritrea) in Geneva after a...
- 2003-12-10 — The World Summit on the Information Society gave the Baha'i International Community an opportunity t...
- 2009-07-02 — More than 20 members of the European Baha'i Business Forum participated in the Global Ethics Forum, ...
- 2011-08-27 — The Baha'is of Geneva commemorated the 100th anniversary of the start of 'Abdu'l-Baha's journeys to ...
- 2011-12-01 — The passing of former Universal House of Justice member Mr. Ian C. Semple (b. 2 December 1928 in New...
- 2017-09-29 — Arrests of Baha'is in Yemen drew international censure which led to a United Nations resolution, tit...
- 2020-11-02 — The Geneva Office of the Baha'i International Community joined with civil society actors, academics,...
- 2023-05-15 — The Baha'i International Community announced the launching a global campaign, called #OurStoryIsOne,...
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