Archduke Franz Ferdinand was unfortunately on the receiving end of arguably the most infamous assassination in history. But while his death set off the chain of events that led to World War I, the heir presumptive to the Austria-Hungary throne lived his own independent life for 50 years before any of that happened.
Check out a rare photo of the archduke, his wife, and much more in this collection of fascinating photos from history.
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Lone Swedish police constable Kalle Johansson drawing his saber at a crowd of rioters trying to attack a German rally. Linköping 5th of September, 1943.
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A teacher teaching Hebrew to a class of Ethiopian Jews, 1979.
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Rare photograph of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sofia, during their tragic visit to Sarajevo 1914.
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What is left of the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. Ground Zero. 14th of September, 2001.
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Keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne Moss chatting between takes on the set of the first Matrix, 1999.
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Icelandic fisherman and his wife, posing in front of their sod house. Second half of the 19th Century.
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Guy faces down troops armed only with a baguette during Tunisian anti-regime protests in 2011.
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Mongolian men selling hawks in Beijing. China, around 1900.
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Aftermath of 1997 Central European Flood in Kłodzko, Poland. July, 1997.
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Portrait of a young woman photographed in 1895.
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Nicole Kidman and Kate Winslet with Babe the pig at the Oscars, 1995.
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UN soldiers help N. Korean soldier read an issue of "Time" outside of Armistice conference hall. Korea, 1951.
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Portrait of two unidentified women, London, 1890.
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An Armenian woman, over 100 years old, stands firm with an AKM rifle, protecting her home during the unrest of 1990.
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Possessions of a captured North Korean spy confiscated by South Korean police, photographed by the press. Seoul, 1969.
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Dad showing off his skill to the surprise of his little daughter in Melbourne, Australia,1940s.
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An Egyptian man smoking at the top of the Pyramid of Giza, Egypt in 1981.
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Siouxie Sioux and Ice-T, 1991.
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Inside a general store, 1920s.
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Motörhead in New York, 1981.
