Deaths on March 23

Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès

Died on March 23, 1914

Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès, Lebanese saint (b. 1832)

Rafqa Pietra Chobok, O.L.M. (Arabic: رفقا بطرسيّة شبق , June 29, 1832 – March 23, 1914), also known as Saint Rafka and Saint Rebecca, was a Lebanese Maronite nun who was canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 10, 2001.

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28 Jun

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo; this is the casus belli of World War I.
26 Jul

Bulgaria
Serbia and Bulgaria interrupt diplomatic relationship.
5 Aug

Traffic light
In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
15 Aug

Frank Lloyd Wright
A servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright murders seven people and sets fire to the living quarters of Wright's Wisconsin home, Taliesin.
1 Sep

Petrograd
St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.

Deaths on March 23

Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès

Died on March 23, 1914

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