Event anniversary

July Crisis

Took place on July 23, 1914

112

Years ago

113th anniversary next

The 113th anniversary falls on July 23, 2027, in 272 days.

The July Crisis was a series of interrelated diplomatic and military escalations among the major powers of Europe in mid-1914, which led to the outbreak of World War I.

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