Non-musical history for today: 1914 – Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo, beginning the July Crisis and providing the casus belli (act or cause) of World War I. The July Crisis was a series of interrelated diplomatic and military escalations among the major powers of Europe. The Duke and Duchess were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, who was part of a group of six Bosnian assassins, with the help of the Black Hand.
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