Random question about Gavrilo Princip (WWI question)?

I don't think that history records that little bit of information, however one might speculate that since he was an ethnic Bosnian Serb it would have been something typical of Bosnian or Serbian food. "Schiller" however is an Austrian name so the food that the Delicatessen might have served might have been more in the way of German cuisine. Being a tuberculosis patient may also have had an effect on the type of food he would have chosen...

Here's a good article about that very event: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gavrilo-prin... There is question about whether or not Princip even went into the delicatessen (which by the way, in Central Europe, a delicatessen is actually more of a cross between a liquor store and a coffee shop--you can see liquor ads on all the pictures dating to 1914 in that place). It's a little doubtful that they would have had sandwiches at that time, even with their German name since sandwiches are more of an Anglo-American thing (for that time) and something we associate with our delicatessens (somewhat of a mistranslation/mis-association of the word that probably got historians imagining things [I now live in Slovakia and know it from experience]). Nevertheless, we know Princip was standing outside the place (with no idea what he was doing in the previous hour). Some speculate he was actually expecting the Archduke to come down that very street again since it was part of the original route and so Princip could try again. Having the car make a wrong turn and stalling was just great luck for Princip to get a better shot. Others think it was pure coincidence or a combination of the two. Schiller's "deli" is now a museum. I'd still prefer thinking of WWI starting over a hot pastrami on rye with spicy mustard...it might not be worth dying for but it'd still be a hell of a lot better than all the BS they were told to get them to go over the top. WWI--STUPIDEST WAR EVER!

It was a simple ham and cheese sandwiche.