Creepy Photos Reveal The Moments Right Before Tragic Historic Events

Archduke Ferdinand Before His Assassination

Photo right before the Archduke begged his wife to go back to the palace.

In 1914, on June 28th, Archduke Ferdinand was on a trip with Countess Sophie Chotek to Sarajevo. Many tried to assassinate the politician, but only one managed to carry out the task. That man was 19-year-old Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip. Though Ferdinand begged the Countess to go back to the palace, she refused, and they were both shot in the assassination. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.