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Events on Thursday 23 May 1844 1
1844Declaration of the BábFounding moment of the Bábí faith in ShirazIn Shiraz, Siyyid ʻAlí-Muhammad announced to Mullá Husayn that he was the Báb, the "Gate". The new religious movement soon spread across Persia and faced severe persecution. Bahá'ís also mark the date as a holy day.