Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: the death of Alfred Hitchcock or the first human in space?
The first human in space came first, in 1961 (launched). The death of Alfred Hitchcock followed 19 years later, in 1980.
- Second1980
The death of Alfred Hitchcock
person · diesAlfred Hitchcock died in 1980, four months after he was knighted; he never won an Oscar for Best Director.
- First1961
The first human in space
space · launchedYuri Gagarin's trip around the Earth in 1961 lasted 108 minutes.
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