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June 28, 1914

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, is assassinated in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. His murder precipitates the start of the massive armed conflict in Europe now known as the World War I, or the First World War.

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