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june 28 1914 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife are assassinated.
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1914 BCE
june 28 1914 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife are assassinated.
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1914 BCE
August 2 1914- The Ottoman Empire signs a secret alliance with Germany agreeing to enter the war once Germany declares war on Russia. They formally enter the war several months later on October 28,1914 when they bomb Russian sea ports
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1914 BCE
August 4 1914 - Germany declares war on neutral Belgium and invades Belgium and Luxembourg as part of the Schlieffen Plan. As a result, Britain declares war on Germany.
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1914 BCE
August 6 1914 - Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia.
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1914 BCE
August 10 1914 - The United States declares neutrality in the war.
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1914 BCE
August 30 1914 - The German army defeats Russia at the Battle of Tannenberg.
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1914 BCE
September 10 1914- German invasion of France is halted at the First Battle of Marne.
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Period: 1914 BCE to
WW1 Project
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July 28 1914- Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.