On June 28th, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie ran a 'lethal gauntlet' of assassins through the streets of Sarajevo, Bosnia. The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne had already survived one attempt on his life before he was shot dead by 19-year-old Gavrilo Princip, but the fatal encounter might easily have been avoided. This is how the events of that fateful day played out. | History Hit