Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the assumed heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia. His assassination, carried out by Bosnian Serbs, sought to liberate Bosnia from Austro-Hungarian control; instead, it set off a series of threats and counter-threats that started World War I.
Year
1914
Date of Event
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