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Which came first: the Guinness brewery or Heidi?

The Guinness brewery came first, in 1759 (founded). Heidi followed 121 years later, in 1880 (published).

  1. First1759

    The Guinness brewery

    company · founded

    Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease on his Dublin brewery in 1759.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

  2. Second1880

    Heidi

    book · published

    Johanna Spyri's Heidi was first published in 1880.

    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.