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19th century

20th century

  1. June 28, 1914★★★★★

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife are shot dead by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, triggering the crisis that leads to the First World War.

    PoliticsDeath· Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Serbia
  2. 1941 – 1945★★★★★

    The Holocaust

    Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murder some six million European Jews, along with millions of other victims.

    WarDeath· Germany, Poland, Austria, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, Czechia, Netherlands, France
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