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Pele

Pele, Football player (1940-2022), joins the permanent Shrine record.

Verified record

Life, work & what’s documented

Pele was born on 1940-10-23 and died on 2022-12-29 at age 82. A three-time World Cup champion and one of the most globally recognized athletes ever. Representative work and achievements include 1958 World Cup, 1962 World Cup, 1970 World Cup.

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Why They're Awesome

A three-time World Cup champion and one of the most globally recognized athletes ever. Representative work and achievements include 1958 World Cup, 1962 World Cup, 1970 World Cup.

Essential works: 1958 World Cup · 1962 World Cup · 1970 World Cup

Statistics / evidence

Context is not destiny

Born 1940-10-23; died 2022-12-29; age at death 82. These dates provide historical context, not a mortality model.

Death context: Pele died on 2022-12-29 at age 82. This Shrine records the sourced date and age without adding unsupported medical or death-circumstance detail.

Historical illness and age are context, not proof of a current crisis or a factual mortality forecast.

Astrology / interpretation

The cosmic file

SunLibra 29.9°

MoonCancer 20.7°

MercuryScorpio 24.0°

VenusVirgo 19.1°

MarsLibra 11.6°

JupiterTaurus 12.0°

SaturnTaurus 12.2°

UranusTaurus 25.1°

NeptuneVirgo 26.5°

PlutoLeo 4.3°

These placements are deterministic astronomical calculations. Interpretive meaning is separate from health, mortality, and factual claims.

Calculation confidence: date_based_reliable_birth_time_unknown. Moon: calculated date based. Rising sign: birth time needed. Date-based geocentric placements use a noon UTC reference. Moon uncertainty is retained. No Ascendant or houses are inferred. Astrology is interpretation, not fact, medicine, or mortality prediction.

Receipts

Sources & provenance

Official website candidateOfficial site / 2026-08-30 / identity / confidence: mediumSelected for the listed claims only. Discovery indexes are not publication evidence.
Encyclopaedia Britannica candidateEncyclopaedia Britannica / 2026-08-30 / identity / confidence: mediumSelected for the listed claims only. Discovery indexes are not publication evidence.
Football and the world mourns PeleFIFA / 2026-08-30 / identity / confidence: highSelected for the listed claims only. Discovery indexes are not publication evidence.

Official links

Official siteOfficial

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Research last updated 2026-08-30.

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