August 26
August 26 is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 127 days remain until the end of the year.
Events[edit]
- 1868: Bahá’u’lláh and His companions arrive in Alexandria, Egypt, where they board a different ship. Nabíl and Fáris Effendi are imprisoned in Alexandria and have letters sent to Bahá'u'lláh after Nabíl recognizes a Bahá'í from his cell.
- 1912: 'Abdu'l-Baha speaks at Franklin Square House in Boston.
- 1968: Commemoration of the Centenary of the arrival of Bahá’u’lláh in the Holy Land begins at the World Centre.[1]
Births[edit]
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Deaths[edit]
- 1952: Núri’d-Dín Fath-‘Azam, Iranian Bahá’í martyr; attacked and killed by a mob.[2]
- 1953: Ella Bailey, in Tripoli, Libya, at the age of 88. She is elevated to the rank of the martyrs.[3]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1976). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 15 (1968-1973), Pg(s) 81. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1956). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 12 (1950-1954), Pg(s) 692. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1956). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 12 (1950-1954), Pg(s) 688. View as PDF.