Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: the birth of Charles Dickens or Mary Had a Little Lamb?
The birth of Charles Dickens came first, in 1812. Mary Had a Little Lamb followed 18 years later, in 1830 (published).
- First1812
The birth of Charles Dickens
person · bornCharles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812.
- Second1830
Mary Had a Little Lamb
song · published"Mary Had a Little Lamb" was published in 1830 and may be about a real girl and her lamb.
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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.