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  1. 5 days ago · Introduction. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo, Bosnia, is often cited as the spark that ignited World War I. The event, which claimed the lives of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife, Duchess Sophie, set in motion a chain of events that would forever alter the course of history.

  2. Aug 23, 1983 · August 23, 1983 at 1:00 a.m. EDT. MANILA, Aug. 22, 1983 -- President Ferdinand Marcos said tonight that the assassin of his longtime rival Benigno Aquino Jr. was a "professional killer" who...

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  3. Events leading to World War I. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand [a] was one of the key events that led to World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip.

  4. Ferdinand and Sophie departed their estate for Bosnia-Herzegovina on June 23. Having received multiple warnings to cancel the trip, the archduke knew that danger potentially awaited them. “Our ...

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  6. Jun 27, 2014 · The shot that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was fired a hundred years ago this weekend. The assassination in Sarajevo, on June 28, 1914, triggered World War I and...

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  7. Feb 23, 1986 · Oct. 22, 1983 - A five-member civilian fact-finding board headed by Corazon J. Agrava, former Philippine Court of Appeals judge, is named by Mr. Marcos to investigate the Aquino assassination....

  8. Jun 28, 2023 · 28 Jun 2023. On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was assassinated during a visit to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia. The day was already a significant one. For the archduke, it marked his wedding anniversary and a rare time that the emperor would allow him to be seen in public with his ...

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