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Salvador Dali born May 11, in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
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Exhibits paintings in Barcelona, Spain, Attends art school in Madrid, Spain
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He has his first solo exhibition at the Dalmau Gallery in Barcelona.
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Basket of Bread exhibited at the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh
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Second trip to Paris, where he meets Andre Breton, founder of Surrealism, Makes film Un Chien Andalou with Luis Bunuel, Meets future wife, Gala Eluard Officially joins the Surrealist Movement
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Paints Persistence of Memory
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Flees Spanish Civil War, moves to Paris, Wears diving suit for lecture in London, England, Appears on cover of Time Magazine
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Designs exhibit for New York World's Fair
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Dali and Gala escape from Europe during German occupation, seek refuge in United States lasting eight years, Paints first work in exile, Daddy Longlegs of the Evening - Hope!
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First retrospective at Museum of Modern Art, New York
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Works with Walt Disney on animated film Destino
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Paints first large-sized religious canvas, Madonna of Port Lligat
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Awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, one of Spain's highest decorations
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Dali opens his own museum, the Teatro-Museo Dali, in Figueres, Spain
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The Dali Museum opens in St. Petersburg, Florida, Gala dies in her castle in Pubol, Spain, on June 10, King Juan Carlos confers the title of Marquis of Dali of Pubol on Dali because of the artist's exceptional contribution to Spanish culture
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Dali dies of heart failure in Figueres, Spain
