July 9. On this date in 1922, William Hoar, Disciple of `Abdu’l-Bahá and one of the first Americans to become a member of the Bahá’í Faith, died of myocarditis six weeks after hearing the news of `Abdu’l-Bahá's death.

July 9.  On this date in 1922, William Hoar, Disciple of `Abdu’l-Bahá and one of the first Americans to become a member of the Bahá’í Faith, died of myocarditis six weeks after hearing the news of `Abdu’l-Bahá's death.