John I of Cleves

Born: 16 Feb 1419 · Schwanenburg Castle
Died: 5 Sep 1481
Parents: Adolph I of Cleves and Marie of Burgundy

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16 Feb 1419

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Schwanenburg Castle, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tyskland
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Johann Gutenberg developed a way of casting letters as loose, reusable type. Books and printed matter could now be made in large numbers.

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