Today in Bahá’í History
Selected anniversaries from Bahá’í history for January 27.
January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
- 1849: A third army arrives as reinforcements for the seige underway at the Fort of Shaykh Tabarsi.
- 1977: An International Teaching Conference is held in Bahia, Brazil. 1,300 people are in attendance, making it the largest such gathering of Bahá’ís to date in Brazil.
- 1979: Construction begins for the first Bahá’í House of Worship of the Pacific Islands in Western Samoa. The King of Samoa, Malietoa Tanumafili II, and Hand of the Cause of God Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum lay the cornerstone together.
- 2017: Fred Schechter, Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for French Somaliland and Counsellor member of the International Teaching Centre, passes away.
