March 31
From Bahaipedia
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.
