Austrian Sabotage Sinks Italian Battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto, August 2, 1916
World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
Date: August 2, 1916
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