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Which came first: the Smurfs or What a Wonderful World?

The Smurfs came first, in 1958 (first appear). What a Wonderful World followed 9 years later, in 1967 (released).

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  1. First1958

    The Smurfs

    character · first appear

    The Smurfs first appeared in 1958 in a Belgian comic.

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  2. Second1967

    What a Wonderful World

    song · released

    Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World came out in 1967.

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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.