June 28, 1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand is shot in Sarajevo.
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie were shot to death in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Gavrilo Princip, one of a group of six assassins coordinated. The assassination sparked the outbreak of "the Great... Sign in to see full entry.