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Which came first: Blade Runner or the European Union?

Blade Runner came first, in 1982 (released). The European Union followed 11 years later, in 1993 (founded).

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  1. First1982

    Blade Runner

    film · released

    Blade Runner, from 1982, is set in the Los Angeles of 2019.

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  2. Second1993

    The European Union

    institution · founded

    The European Union was created in 1993 by the Maastricht Treaty.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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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.