Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
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| - | == Art and culture == | + | '''Franz Ferdinand''' (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was an [[Archduke]] of [[Austria-Este]], Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of [[Hungary]] and of [[Bohemia]], and from 1889 until his death, [[heir presumptive]] to the [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] throne. |
| - | *[[1762]] - [[Catherine the Great]] overthrows her husband Peter III and rises to the throne. | + | |
| - | *[[1819]] - [[Mazeppa (Byron)]] published. | + | |
| - | *[[1855]] - Gustave Courbet opens his private show [[The Pavilion of Realism]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1880]] - [[Ned Kelly]] the Australian bushranger captured . | + | |
| - | *[[1914]] - [[World War I]], [[Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria]] and his wife Sophie are assassinated in [[Sarajevo]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1948]] - "[[The Lottery]]" published | + | |
| - | *[[1969]] - [[Stonewall riots]] begin in [[New York City]] at 1.20 in the morning. | + | |
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| - | == Births == | + | |
| - | *[[1577]] - [[Peter Paul Rubens]], Flemish painter (d. [[1640]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1712]] - [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]], Swiss philosopher (d. [[1778]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1867]] - [[Luigi Pirandello]], Italian writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. [[1936]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1926]] - [[Mel Brooks]], American filmmaker | + | |
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| - | == Deaths == | + | |
| - | *[[1989]] - [[Joris Ivens]], Dutch filmmaker (b. [[1898]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1993]] - [[GG Allin]], American punk rock singer (b. [[1956]]) | + | |
| + | His [[Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria|assassination]] in [[Sarajevo]] precipitated Austria-Hungary's [[declaration of war]] against [[Kingdom of Serbia|Serbia]]. This caused the [[Central Powers]] (including [[German Empire|Germany]] and Austria-Hungary) and the [[Allies of World War I]] (countries allied with Serbia or Serbia's allies) to declare war on each other, starting [[World War I]]. | ||
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Franz Ferdinand (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia, and from 1889 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia. This caused the Central Powers (including Germany and Austria-Hungary) and the Allies of World War I (countries allied with Serbia or Serbia's allies) to declare war on each other, starting World War I.
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