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Which came first: the Guinness brewery or Swan Lake?
The Guinness brewery came first, in 1759 (founded). Swan Lake followed 118 years later, in 1877 (premiered).
- First1759
The Guinness brewery
company · foundedArthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease on his Dublin brewery in 1759.
- Second1877
Swan Lake
music · premieredTchaikovsky's Swan Lake was poorly received at its premiere in Moscow in 1877.
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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.