March 22. On this date in 1856, William Hoar was born in Nova Scotia. A Disciple of 'Abdu’l-Bahá and one of the first Americans to become a member of the Bahá’í Faith, he died of myocarditis six weeks after hearing the news of 'Abdu’l-Bahá's death.

March 22. On this date in 1856, William Hoar was born in Nova Scotia. A Disciple of 'Abdu’l-Bahá and one of the first Americans to become a member of the Bahá’í Faith, he died of myocarditis six weeks after hearing the news of 'Abdu’l-Bahá's death.