jun 28, 1914 - Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Description:
- Franz Ferdinand was the Archduke of Austria. He had a wife and three children. He was assassinated on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo.- Franz Ferdinand and his wife were both killed by a gunshot, fired by Gavrilo Princip, who was from Serbia.
- PRINCIP THOUGHT THAT BY KILLING FRANZ FERDINAND, THE BALKANS WOULD BE FREED. AS A RESULT OF THE ASSASSINATION, AUSTRIA THREATENED TO DESTROY THE THREAT. THEY THEN ATTACKED SERBIA.
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Date:
jun 28, 1914
Now
~ 111 years ago