March 31 is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 275 days remain until the end of the year.
Events[edit]
- 1898: Fifty lunar years after His execution, the remains of the Báb arrive in the Holy Land.
- 1907: The Bahá'í calendar is used in North America for the first time.
- 1932: The Local Spiritual Assembly of New York City is incorporated; its constitution and by-laws are later used as a model by other Assemblies worldwide.
- 1963: During a televised interview in the United States, King Hasan of Morocco claimed that the Bahá'í Faith was not a religion and was "against good order and also morals".[1]
Births[edit]
- 1903: Helen Hazel Wilks, American Bahá’í, pioneer to southern Africa and Auxiliary Board member.
- 1922: Hassan Sabri, Egyptian Bahá’í pioneer who assisted with the establishment of the Office of Social and Economic Development at the World Centre.
Deaths[edit]
- 1966: Eduardo Duarte Vieira, first Bahá’í martyr on the continent of Africa, in Portuguese Guinea (Guinea-Bissau).[2]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Rabbani, R. (Ed.) (1992). The Ministry of the Custodians 1957-1963. Bahá'í World Centre. pp. 414–419. ISBN 085398350X.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1974). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 14 (1963-1968), Pg(s) 390. View as PDF.
