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Which came first: La Marseillaise or Pinocchio (the book)?
La Marseillaise came first, in 1792 (written). Pinocchio (the book) followed 91 years later, in 1883 (published).
- First1792
La Marseillaise
song · writtenLa Marseillaise was written in a single night in April 1792.
- Second1883
Pinocchio (the book)
book · publishedThe Adventures of Pinocchio came out as a book in 1883, after appearing in a children's paper.
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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.