Assassin who sparked World War I sentenced to 20 years in prison 100 years ago today (Oct 28 1914)

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Video: 'World War I: Gavrilo Princip's Final Days'

(Wednesday, October 28, 1914; during World War I) — Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip, whose assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, sparked World War I, was sentenced today in Sarajevo to 20 years’ imprisonment, escaping the death penalty because he was underaged.