Today in Bahá’í History
Selected anniversaries from Bahá’í history for December 24.
January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
- 1939: The remains of Navváb and Mírzá Mihdí are laid in state in the Shrine of the Báb.
- 1951: Shoghi Effendi appoints a first contingent of twelve Hands of the Cause: Dorothy Baker, Amelia Collins, 'Ali-Akbar Furutan, Ugo Giachery, Hermann Grossmann, Horace Holley, Leroy Ioas, William Sutherland Maxwell, Tarazu'llah Samandari, George Townshend, and Valíyu'lláh Varqá.
- 1986: The Indian House of Worship in New Delhi (also known as the Lotus Temple) is dedicated.
