On what day in 1914 was the Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in Sarajevo?

Answer 1

As the key event that prompted the outbreak of World War I, the 'assassination in Sarajevo' took place on June 28, 1914, and was followed days and weeks later by various declarations of war that soon led to the world-wide conflict. Killed in the attack was the Austro-Hungarian Empire's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.

Answer 2

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg on 28 June 1914 in Bosnia-Herzegovina (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) brought the tensions between Austria-Hungary and Serbia to a head.

Answer 3

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, on June 28, 1914.

Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of Austria, and his death led to the start of World War I.

Answer 4

On June 28th 1914, the heir to the Austrian Empire, Franz Ferdinand, was killed by Gavrilo Princip

Answer 5

Archduke Franz Ferdinand