Joseph Burgess

99 Things You Need To Know About Franz Ferdinand Before The 100th Anniversary Of His Assassination

One year from today is the 100th anniversary of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination in Sarajevo, the event widely considered to be the trigger that started World War I. Here are 99 things you need to know about Franz Ferdinand the man (not the band), the political climate in Europe and the Balkans leading up to 1914 and the tick-tock of events that occurred on June 28, 1914 that led to his death.