Yugoslav King assassinated by Croatian as ruler lands in Marseilles 80 years ago this hour (Oct 9 1934)


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(Tuesday, October 9, 1934, 4:10 p.m. CET) — Within a few minutes after having stepped ashore at Marseilles today on an official visit to France, King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was shot dead today by an assassin — apparently one of his own subjects who had obviously come to France for this express purpose.