The Baháʼí Faith started with the earliest mentions of the predecessor of the Baháʼí Faith, the Báb, in The Times on 1 November 1845, only a little over a year after the Báb first stated his mission.
In The Times on 1 November 1845, which was just over a year after the Báb declared his mission, this event marked the inception of the Baháʼí Faith and its predecessor, the Báb.