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Jan 1, 1449
Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
Patron of the arts -
Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
Wittenberg, Germany, and nails a piece of paper to it containing the 95 revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation. -
Gutenberg prints the first Bible
Holds the distinction of being the inventor of the movable-type printing press.