1901
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1901 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1901st year of the Common Era (CE), the 1st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1901, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1901 corresponds to the years 57–58 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.
Events[edit]
- Cornerstone of first House of Worship, in `Ishqábád, Turkmenistan, is laid.
- Arthur P. Dodge publishes The Truth of It, the first introductory book on the Bahá'í Faith written by a Western believer.
- Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney becomes a Bahá’í, the first Frenchman to do so.
- Thomas Breakwell becomes a Bahá’í, the first Englishman to do so.
- May 15: A nine member Bahá’í Board of Council with a five year term is established in Chicago.
- May 20: Three additional members are elected to the Chicago Board of Council, making it a twelve member body.
- May 24: The Chicago Board of Councils name is changed to the House of Justice. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá instructs the Board to change its name from House of Justice the following year.
- May 29: A Bahá’í Women's Auxiliary Board is established in Chicago.
- August: Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl visits America.
- August 20: Sultan 'Abdu'l-Hamid re-imposes confinement of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá et al. within the walls of ‘Akká.
- September: Thomas Breakwell goes on pilgrimage to ‘Akká, the first Englishman to do so.
- November 26: The Day of the Covenant is celebrated for the first time in North America.
- December 26: Agnes Alexander arrives in Hawaii, the first Bahá'í to visit the islands.
Births[edit]
- January 25: Shah Behram Mobedzadeh, Auxiliary Board member for Asia.
- November 2: John Robarts, Hand of the Cause of God
Deaths[edit]
- May 5: Mírzá Áqá Ján, amanuensis of Bahá'u'lláh who broke the Covenant after His Ascension.
Publications[edit]
- The Station of the Manifestation and the Greatness of the Day by Anton Haddad.[1]
- The Truth of It: The Inseparable Oneness of Common Sense–Science–Religion by Arthur P. Dodge.[2]
