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1594 or 1213 or 441. — to —. 阳土鼠年. (male Earth- Rat) 1595 or 1214 or 442. Year 1468 ( MCDLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar .
Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg [a] ( c. 1393–1406 – 3 February 1468) was a German inventor and craftsman who invented the movable-type printing press. Though movable type was already in use in East Asia, Gutenberg's invention of the printing press [2] enabled a much faster rate of printing. The printing press later spread ...
- 3 February 1468, Mainz, Holy Roman Empire, (modern-day Germany)
January – December. June 30 – Catherine Cornaro is married by proxy to James II of Cyprus, beginning the Venetian conquest of Cyprus. August 26 – Baeda Maryam succeeds his father Zara Yaqob, as Emperor of Ethiopia. October 14 – The Treaty of Péronne is signed by Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, and Louis XI of France.
Events. 1460. 15 January – Wars of the Roses: Yorkists raid Sandwich, Kent and capture the royal fleet during the Battle of Sandwich. [1] 26 June – Wars of the Roses: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and Edward, Earl of March (eldest son of Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York) land at Sandwich with an army and march on London.
Treaty of Peronne. Oct 14 Treaty of Peronne: Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy and French King Louis XI (held under duress) confirm the Treaty of Arras of 1435, Treaty of Conflans of 1465 and limited territorial gains for the Duke of Burgundy. Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold.
Jul 25, 2022 · Wikipedia (Public Domain) Johannes Gutenberg (l. c. 1398-1468) was the inventor of the printing press (c. 1450) who seems to have developed the device from wine and oil presses of the time. Gutenberg’s printing press not only revolutionized book making but literally changed the world in that ideas could now be shared over long distances with ...
