I told you not to visit. Tensions are really high at the moment.
June 27 - The night before the assassination
Oh Sir, I think you are mistaken everyone here is so friendly towards us.
Sophie Chotek von Chotkowa
Who does Archduke Franz Ferdinand think he is, coming on St. Vitus Day. Arm yourselves with bombs, revolvers, and cyanide power, we have an assassination to complete.
Gavrilo Princip
Nedeljko Čabrinović
June 28th, 1914 - Day of assassination. June 28th is also St. Vitus' Day, a significant date in Serbian history.
Muhamed Mehmedbašić
Vaso Čubrilović
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sophie in Sarajevo on their way to Sarajevo City Hall
Nedeljko Čabrinović threw a bomb at Franz Ferdinand but missed. Franz Ferdinand continued moving towards City Hall. The other assassins aborted the mission.