Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach or Jupiter's moon Io?
Jupiter's moon Io came first, in 1610 (discovered). The birth of Johann Sebastian Bach followed 75 years later, in 1685.
- Second1685
The birth of Johann Sebastian Bach
person · bornJohann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685; he once travelled to Halle to meet Handel, but Handel had already left town.
- First1610
Jupiter's moon Io
moon · discoveredGalileo spotted Jupiter's moon Io in January 1610.
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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.