Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: the death of Alfred Hitchcock or Nerf?
Nerf came first, in 1969 (created). The death of Alfred Hitchcock followed 11 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.
- First1969
Nerf
toy · createdThe first Nerf ball was sold as the ball you could safely throw indoors.
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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.