January 9. On this date in 1922, William Hoar, a 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.

 

January 9. On this date in 1922, William Hoar, a 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.