Photos: 100th anniversary of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Tourists in Sarajevo pose for photographs inside a replica of the car in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated on June 28, 2014. (Amel Emric / Associated Press)
On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie. The assassination is regarded to have triggered the beginning of World War I.
Actors take part in a reconstruction of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, in Brno, Czech Republic, on June 28, 2014. (Radek Mica / AFP/ Getty Images)
Bosnian actor Jovan Mojsilovic re-enacts the June 28, 1914, assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, where Bosnian Serbs unveiled a statue commemorating assassin Gavrilo Princip. (Amel Emric / Associated Press)
Actors rehearse for a performance on the Latin Bridge in Sarajevo, where Bosnian Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip fired the shots that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria 100 years ago. (Sean Gallup / Getty Images)
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Musicians rehearse in front of a museum billboard in Sarajevo depicting Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. (Sean Gallup / Getty Images)
A costumed man stands in front of the Pullman Car of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria at Dejvice train station in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic. (Michal Cizek / AFP/ Getty Images)
The car in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were shot to death is on display at the Museum of Military History in Vienna. (Ronald Zak / Associated Press)
Pistols used by the assassins of Archduke Franz Ferdinand are on display at the Museum of Military History in Vienna. (Ronald Zak / Associated Press)
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A bullet hole is visible in the car where Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were shot to death. (Ronald Zak / Associated Press)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s blood-soaked undershirt is on display at the Museum of Military History in Vienna. (Ronald Zak / Associated Press)
The uniform that Archduke Franz Ferdinand was wearing when he was shot to death in Sarajevo is on display at the Museum of Military History in Vienna. (Ronald Zak / Associated Press)