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Which came first: the birth of David Attenborough or To Kill a Mockingbird?

The birth of David Attenborough came first, in 1926. To Kill a Mockingbird followed 34 years later, in 1960 (published).

  1. First1926

    The birth of David Attenborough

    person · born

    David Attenborough was born in 1926; he is the only person with BAFTAs in black-and-white, colour, HD, 3D and 4K.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

  2. Second1960

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    book · published

    To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960 and won the Pulitzer Prize.

    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.