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Sarajevo 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is assassinated, triggering the First World War.

Map showing the location of SarajevoSarajevo
Border map for 1914. See Europe in 1914.

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Key facts

Date1914
TypeHistoric site or event
Location43.86° N, 18.41° E
Nearest city on the mapBelgrade (about 195 km)
Territory of (map of 1914)Austro-Hungarian Empire

Rulers in 1914

RealmRulerReign
Franks / HRE / GermanyKaiser Wilhelm II1888–1918
FranceThird Republic1870–1940
England / UKGeorge V1910–1936
Rus' / RussiaNicholas II1894–1917
Ottomans / TurkeyMehmed V1909–1918

The world around 1914

YearEventWhere
1915Gallipoli campaignGallipoli Campaign
1916Verdun and the SommeBattle of Verdun
1917Russian October RevolutionSt Petersburg
1918WWI ends; empires collapse
1919Treaty of VersaillesVersailles

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