1906

Centuries:	19th century 20th century 21st century
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
Years:	1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1906 (Events)

1906 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1906th year of the Common Era (CE), the 6th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1906, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1906 corresponds to the years 62–63 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Events

• Countess Aurelia Bethien becomes the first Hungarian Bahá'í while living in the United States.
• The Bahá'ís of Sangsar, Khurásán flee the city due to persecution.
• Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney and Laura Barney visit Iran. They are the first Western Bahá'ís to do so.
• October/November: Several Bahá'ís are shot in Sangsar and Shahmírzád, and six Bahá'ís are arrested.
• November 10: Hooper Harris and Harlan Ober set sail from Hoboken, New Jersey, for Naples and `Akká en route to India.
• December 30: A new Constitution of Iran is established. The Bahá'í Faith is not recognized as a religion by it.

Births

• Abu'l-Qásim Faizi, Hand of the Cause.
• March 16: Borrah Kavelin, member of the Universal House of Justice.
• September 29: Charles Wolcott, member of the Universal House of Justice.

Publications

• Seven Valleys, English translation by Ali Kuli Khan.
• Unity Through Love by Howard MacNutt.

References

• https://bahai-library.com/chronology/1906