Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated, sparking World War I 100 years ago this hour (June 28 1914)

1910s, World War I


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(Sunday, June 28, 1914, at approximately 10:45 a.m. CET) — Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated today in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip, an event that would spark World War I.