Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: Marmite or Nineteen Eighty-Four?
Marmite came first, in 1902 (first made). Nineteen Eighty-Four followed 47 years later, in 1949 (published).
- First1902
Marmite
food · first madeMarmite was first made in 1902 from yeast left over from brewing beer.
- Second1949
Nineteen Eighty-Four
book · publishedOrwell nearly called Nineteen Eighty-Four, published in 1949, The Last Man in Europe.
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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.