Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: the death of Hans Christian Andersen or Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas?
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas came first, in 1869 (first serialised). The death of Hans Christian Andersen followed 6 years later, in 1875.
- Second1875
The death of Hans Christian Andersen
person · diesHans Christian Andersen, who wrote The Little Mermaid, died in 1875.
- First1869
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
book · first serialisedVerne's Nautilus, serialised from 1869, had many features of modern submarines when real ones were still primitive.
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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.