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Which came first: the birth of Albert Einstein or Mitsubishi?
Mitsubishi came first, in 1870 (founded). The birth of Albert Einstein followed 9 years later, in 1879.
- Second1879
The birth of Albert Einstein
person · bornAlbert Einstein was born in Ulm in March 1879; his 1921 Nobel Prize was for the law of the photoelectric effect.
- First1870
Mitsubishi
company · foundedMitsubishi began in 1870 as a shipping firm; its name means "three diamonds".
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.