May 24 is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 221 days remain until the end of the year.
Events[edit]
- 1892: Bahá'u'lláh calls to His bedside all the believers, including many pilgrims, for their last audience with Him.
- 1901: The name of the Chicago Board of Council is changed to the House of Justice. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá later requests that this name be changed.
- 1955: The Bahá’í centre at Karaj, Iran, is taken over.
- 1969: The first Bahá’í Youth Conference of Japan opens on Jogashima Island.
- 1979: Shaykh Muhammad Muvahhid, a well-known Bahá’í, is kidnapped in Tihrán.
Births[edit]
Deaths[edit]
- 1920: Charles Herman Greenleaf, one of the nineteen Disciples of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.[1]
