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William Tyndale Bible was printed in 1534 and smuggled into England, resulting in Tyndale eventually being arrested and burned at the stake and choked by a wire while saying the famous words, "Lord, open the king of England's eyes."

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Literally "printed" would be when the first printing press was invented. The first book printed on it was The Bible. J. Gutenberg invented the first movable-type printing press in 1439. The Bible was printed in about 1452-55.

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Gutenberg first printed the Bible in Germany around 1452.

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