Today is the observance of the day Siyyid ‘Alí-Muhammad, the Báb ("the Gate"), was executed by Persian powers in 1850. An account of his execution at a Bahai site is found here. The Báb had proclaimed himself the inspired interpreter of the Qur'an within the Shaykhi school of Twelver Shi'ism, and later as the promised one. Although he had many followers he was condemned by Persian religious leaders. In the Baha'i faith, he is considered the return of Elijah, John the Baptist, and the promised one of Zoroastrianism. The founder of the Baha'i faith, Bahá’u’lláh, was a follower of the Báb. This is one of Baha'i's nine holy days. See also http://www.bahai.org/the-bab/
(From the 2015 Interfaith Calendar of the Diversity Awareness Partnership of St. Louis---see dapstl.org for more information---and various online sources.)
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