History is written by the victors, but what of those who called in sick that day? Or those who opted not to play? What of the individual who performed one small act that set in motion a great, grand tumult of actions that changed history?Consider X (the assassin in the visual), a 19-year-old Serbian student, whose actions on the morning of 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo, ignited the conflagration of World War I, making him unwittingly one of the most influential people in 20th century history since he was indirectly responsible for sparking the chain of events that led to both World Wars, the Cold War, the rise of Communism , and other problems that continue to be an issue to this day.
X, too young (at the time of the assassination) to receive the death penalty, died due to tuberculosis, while serving the maximum sentence of twenty years in prison. At the time of his death, X weighed around 40 kilograms, weakened by malnutrition, blood loss from his amputated arm, and disease.
X, Trigger of the 20th Century.
Identify X.
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The guy who assassinated Franz Ferdinand. Dunno his name..
Don't remember X's name- History textbook just mentioned that he killed Archduke Francis Ferdinand or some such dude :)
X = Gavrilo Princip
Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. The rest is history........
Well done Kane and Rahul.
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