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Which came first: the birth of Marie Antoinette or Pascal's calculator?
Pascal's calculator came first, in 1642 (invented). The birth of Marie Antoinette followed 113 years later, in 1755.
- Second1755
The birth of Marie Antoinette
person · bornMarie Antoinette was born in Vienna in 1755, the 15th child of Empress Maria Theresa.
- First1642
Pascal's calculator
invention · inventedBlaise Pascal built his adding machine in 1642, as a teenager, to help his tax-collector father.
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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.