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jun 28, 1914 - Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie were assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, by Gavrilo Princip. Princip was a Serbian nationalist. The assassination caused Austria to launch an assault on Serbia, ultimately leading to the outbreak of WW1.

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jun 28, 1914
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~ 111 years ago