Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: the birth of Mel Brooks or X-rays?
X-rays came first, in 1895 (discovered). The birth of Mel Brooks followed 31 years later, in 1926.
- Second1926
The birth of Mel Brooks
person · bornMel Brooks, born in 1926, has won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony.
- First1895
X-rays
discovery · discoveredWilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays in 1895; one of his first X-ray pictures showed his wife's hand.
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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.