Salvador Dali dies age 84
Dalí dies of heart failure in Figueres, Spain, after he is moved back there by his friends, family and supporters. He grows more and more obsessed with time and immortality as he dies.
Where is my clock?
Salvador Dali born in Figueres, Spain
Salvador Dali is born to Salvador Dali Cusi, a prominent notary, and Felipa Domenech Ferres. His mother often encourages his eccentric side. Dali’s artistic talent is obvious from a young age, and both of his parents support it. His mother dies when he is sixteen.
[My mother’s death] was the greatest blow I had experienced in my life. I worshipped her… I could not resign myself to the loss of a being on whom I counted to make invisible the unavoidable blemishes of my soul