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1904–1989

Salvador Dalí

Spanish artist

84years old at death
30,938days lived
81%of the people on this site died younger

Salvador Dalí was born on 11 May 1904 and died on 23 January 1989, aged 84 years and 257 days. That is 30,938 days in all.

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