jul 28, 1914 - WW1 begins
Description:
It was directly triggered by the assassination of the Austrian archduke, Franz Ferdinand and his wife, on 28th June 1914 by Bosnian revolutionary, Gavrilo Princip. This event was, however, simply the trigger that set off declarations of war.Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 28, 1914
Now
~ 111 years ago