100 First in the World : General Knowledge

Here are 100 “First in the World” achievements across various fields like science, politics, exploration, technology, sports, and more — useful for GK, quiz, UPSC, or school competition prep:


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🌍 100 First in the World – Across Different Fields

🧪 Science & Invention

1. First person to propose the theory of gravity – Isaac Newton


2. First vaccine developed – Smallpox vaccine by Edward Jenner (1796)


3. First cloned animal – Dolly the sheep (1996)


4. First heart transplant – Dr. Christiaan Barnard (1967, South Africa)


5. First test tube baby – Louise Brown (1978, UK)


6. First Nobel Prize in Physics – Wilhelm Röntgen (1901)


7. First person to discover blood circulation – William Harvey


8. First person to use telescope for astronomy – Galileo Galilei


9. First artificial satellite – Sputnik 1 (USSR, 1957)


10. First human-made object on the moon – Luna 2 (USSR, 1959)



🌌 Space & Exploration

11. First person in space – Yuri Gagarin (1961, USSR)


12. First man on the moon – Neil Armstrong (1969, USA)


13. First woman in space – Valentina Tereshkova (1963, USSR)


14. First space tourist – Dennis Tito (2001, USA)


15. First reusable spacecraft – Space Shuttle Columbia (1981)


16. First rover on Mars – Sojourner (1997, USA)


17. First private space company to reach orbit – SpaceX (2008)


18. First all-civilian spaceflight – SpaceX Inspiration4 (2021)


19. First Indian in space – Rakesh Sharma (1984)


20. First mission to land on South Pole of Moon – Chandrayaan-3 (India, 2023)



🌐 World & Politics

21. First President of the USA – George Washington


22. First female Prime Minister in the world – Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka)


23. First woman President in the world – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (Iceland, 1980)


24. First female elected head of state in Africa – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Liberia)


25. First Secretary-General of the UN – Trygve Lie (Norway)


26. First country to grant women the right to vote – New Zealand (1893)


27. First country to abolish monarchy – France (1792)


28. First woman US Vice President – Kamala Harris (2021)


29. First Black President of South Africa – Nelson Mandela


30. First World War – 1914 to 1918



📚 Education & Literature

31. First book ever printed – Gutenberg Bible (1455)


32. First novel in the world – The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu (Japan, 11th century)


33. First woman to win Nobel Prize in Literature – Selma Lagerlöf (1909)


34. First printed newspaper – Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien (Germany, 1605)


35. First public university – University of Bologna (Italy, 1088)


36. First library in the world – Library of Ashurbanipal (Assyria, 7th century BCE)


37. First dictionary – Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary (1755)


38. First Nobel Prize in Literature – Sully Prudhomme (1901, France)


39. First woman to publish a book under her name – Christine de Pizan


40. First printed book in India – Doctrina Christam (1557, in Tamil & Portuguese)



🎖️ Awards & Records

41. First Nobel Prize winner – Wilhelm Röntgen (Physics, 1901)


42. First Asian Nobel Laureate – Rabindranath Tagore (Literature, 1913)


43. First woman to win Nobel Prize – Marie Curie (1903, Physics)


44. First person to win two Nobel Prizes – Marie Curie (Physics and Chemistry)


45. First Indian Nobel laureate – Rabindranath Tagore


46. First Nobel Peace Prize winner – Jean Henri Dunant & Frédéric Passy (1901)


47. First Olympic gold medalist – James Connolly (USA, 1896)


48. First winner of Bharat Ratna (India’s highest civilian award) – C. Rajagopalachari, Dr. Radhakrishnan, C.V. Raman (1954)


49. First Grammy Award winner (Album of the Year) – The Music from Peter Gunn (Henry Mancini, 1959)


50. First woman to win an Oscar – Janet Gaynor (1929)



🏅 Sports & Games

51. First modern Olympic Games – Athens, Greece (1896)


52. First country to host FIFA World Cup – Uruguay (1930)


53. First Cricket World Cup winner – West Indies (1975)


54. First woman to win Olympic gold – Hélène de Pourtalès (1900)


55. First Indian to win Olympic gold (individual) – Abhinav Bindra (2008, shooting)


56. First woman Grandmaster (chess) – Nona Gaprindashvili


57. First Chess World Champion – Wilhelm Steinitz (1886)


58. First man to run a 4-minute mile – Roger Bannister (1954)


59. First Formula 1 World Champion – Giuseppe Farina (1950)


60. First woman to win Wimbledon – Maud Watson (1884)



🏙️ Cities & Architecture

61. First planned city in the world – Mohenjo-Daro (Indus Valley Civilization)


62. First skyscraper – Home Insurance Building, Chicago (1885)


63. First metro rail system – London Underground (1863)


64. First city with electricity – Wabash, Indiana, USA (1880)


65. First city to host modern Olympics – Athens (1896)


66. First country to build a nuclear power plant – USSR (1954)


67. First underwater tunnel (rail) – Thames Tunnel, UK (1843)


68. First man-made satellite city – Navi Mumbai, India


69. First capital city built after independence – Brasília (Brazil, 1960)


70. First 100% solar-powered city – Masdar City, UAE (under construction)



💡 Technology & Innovations

71. First mobile phone call – Martin Cooper (Motorola, 1973)


72. First computer – ENIAC (USA, 1945)


73. First email sent – Ray Tomlinson (1971)


74. First website – info.cern.ch (Tim Berners-Lee, 1991)


75. First social media site – Six Degrees (1997)


76. First smartphone – IBM Simon (1994)


77. First search engine – Archie (1990)


78. First internet browser – WorldWideWeb (later Nexus, 1990)


79. First cryptocurrency – Bitcoin (2009)


80. First AI chatbot – ELIZA (1966)



🚢 Travel & Transportation

81. First powered flight – Wright Brothers (1903)


82. First car inventor – Karl Benz (1885)


83. First steam engine train – George Stephenson’s “Locomotion” (1825)


84. First supersonic flight – Chuck Yeager (1947)


85. First bullet train – Japan (Shinkansen, 1964)


86. First commercial airline – St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line (1914)


87. First driverless metro – Lille Metro, France (1983)


88. First electric vehicle (EV) – 1828, Hungary (prototype by Ányos Jedlik)


89. First human to fly solo around the world – Wiley Post (1933)


90. First cruise ship – Prinzessin Victoria Luise (1900)



🏛️ Culture, Religion & Records

91. First printed Bible – Gutenberg Bible (1455)


92. First civilization – Sumerians (Mesopotamia)


93. First temple in the world – Göbekli Tepe (Turkey, ~10,000 BCE)


94. First organized religion – Sumerian religion


95. First Olympiad in ancient times – Greece, 776 BCE


96. First movie ever made – Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)


97. First feature film – The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)


98. First woman to travel the world – Jeanne Baré (1760s, disguised as a man)


99. First postage stamp – Penny Black (UK, 1840)


100. First human civilization to use writing – Sumerians (Cuneiform script)




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