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Gavrilo Princip

Born July 25, 1894

Oblijaj, Bosnia

Died April 28, 1918 (age 23) Terezin, Bohemia

It started June 28, 1914. the Archduke of Austria was on wis way to a banquet with his wife. Suddenly there was a hand grenade coming towards him. It was a member of the "[|Black Hand]" (start video at 44 sec) ( Nedeljko Čabrinović) .Luckily the driver saw the grenade so he sped up leaving it behind to impact the car behind them.no one was killed just wounded, a solider went to the hospital. The archduke, in a hurry, went on his way to the banquet. when he got there he got mad at the mayor yelling what had happened to him. After he cooled down though he decided to go see the solider in the hospital. Just Gavrilo's luck. the car on the way to the hospital took a wrong turn. Gavrilo was at a coffee shop when he looked out to see... the archduke. he wasted no time walked out there pulled out his gun and shot the archduke and his wife. Gavrilo was then surrounded by the bystanders and handed to the police. He went to trail and was sentenced 20 years in prison. But before too long (3 years) Gavrilo died of [|tuberculosis].

Outcome: Alliances were created and the war began

Facts
 * Tried to commit suicide by pistol, second he swallowed [|cyanide]