One of the most significant assassinations in history took place on 28th June, 1914, when Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were gunned down in Sarajevo, Bosnia. The killings, by a Serbian nationalist, are widely considered the spark that ignited the powder keg of Europe into the First World War.
Franz Ferdinand was the nephew of Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph, and heir to the throne. His death was a massive blow to the Habsburg Dynasty, inevitably leading to retaliation which pulled the great powers of Europe into a devastating conflict.
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