when did ferdinand was assa
The first world war began in August 1914. It was directly triggered by the assassination of the Austrian archduke, Franz Ferdinand and his wife, on 28th June 1914 by Bosnian revolutionary, Gavrilo Princip.This event was, however, simply the trigger that set off declarations of war.avrilo Princip successfully assassinated Franz Ferdinand on the 28th of June, 1914. The heir to the Austrian throne. This was done because Bosnia wanted to be free of Austri â¦ a-Hungary. Austria-Hungary in turn, blamed the Serbian government.