Bob Marley press photograph by Dennis Morris, distributed by Island Records; public domain in the United States.

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Bob Marley

Bob Marley, Singer and songwriter (1945-1981), joins the Astro Deathwatch permanent Shrine record.

Verified record

Life, work & what’s documented

Bob Marley was born 1945-02-06 and died 1981-05-11 at age 36. The global emblem of reggae and one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century. Representative work includes Exodus, No Woman No Cry, Redemption Song. The record separates documented history from astrology interpretation and audience opinion.

Give them their flowers

Why They're Awesome

The global emblem of reggae and one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century. Work including Exodus, No Woman No Cry, Redemption Song remains central to that legacy.

Essential works: Exodus · No Woman No Cry · Redemption Song

Statistics / evidence

Context is not destiny

Born 1945-02-06; died 1981-05-11; age at death 36. These dates provide historical context, not a mortality model.

Death context: Bob Marley died on 1981-05-11 at age 36. 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

SunAquarius 17.4°

MoonScorpio or Sagittarius 29.5°

MercuryAquarius 1.7°

VenusAries 4.2°

MarsCapricorn 23.9°

JupiterVirgo 26.5°

SaturnCancer 4.5°

UranusGemini 9.1°

NeptuneLibra 6.2°

PlutoLeo 8.9°

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 with sign boundary uncertainty. 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

Bob Marley History: Life and LegacyBob Marley Music / 2026-08-28 / identity_vital_dates_biography / confidence: highOfficial legacy biography reviewed for birth date, death date, career, cultural impact, and representative works.

Phase 11 review of canonical package b1c10819ad27e2e28f7550deb86e709f62548f7210d1c95a1dc4cc427884c644. Publication claims use only the attached reviewed sources.

Research last updated 2026-08-28.

Image rights

Portrait provenance

Bob Marley press photograph by Dennis Morris, distributed by Island Records; public domain in the United States.

Exact source file · Public domain in the United States · Retrieved 2026-08-30.

United States public-domain rationale; copyright status can differ in other jurisdictions. Editorial identification only. No endorsement is implied.

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