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Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born on October 23rd, 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil
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Brazil was upset 2-1 by Uruguay at the Maracana Stadium in Rio. This event is significant because Pele had said to his sobbing father: "Don’t cry, Papa. I’ll win the World Cup for you"
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Edson (nicknamed Pele) makes his debut against FC Corinthians on September 7th, 1956; coincidentally on Brazil's independence day. He scored four goals
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Pele scores his first hatrick (3 goals) for Santos against Lavras
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A 16-year old Pele scored his first international goal in a 2-1 loss to Argentina
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A 17-year old Pele marks his first of 77 World Cup goals for Brazil in Sweden. It was the only goal in a narrow 1-0 win over Wales
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Pele scores his first World Cup hattrick vs France in a convincing 5-2 victory in the semi-finals
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Brazil are finally world champions after a 5-2 win over the host country Sweden. Pele scored two goals in the final and won the Best Young Player Award as well as making the Team of the Tournament
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Pele is declared a "national treasure" to prevent him from being transferred to a club in another country
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Just shy a few months shy of 22-years old, Pele is put out of the World Cup through injury in the second group stage match against Czechoslovakia
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Brazil are back-to-back world champions as they beat Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the final. This is the second World Cup that a team with Pele has won
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The two sides involved in the Nigerian civil war call a cease-fire to watch Pelé and the Santos team play an exhibition game in Lagos.
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Pele scores his 1000th career goal. An incredible feat that very few players have managed to reach
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Pele and Brazil's 1970 team became champions for the third time beating Italy 4-1 in the final. Brazil became the first nation to win three times and therefore could keep the Jules Rimet Trophy
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Pele makes his debut for New York against the Dallas Tornadoes, he scored but the final score was 2-2
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Pele retires after a long but very successful career. His final game was an exhibition between the New York Cosmos and Santos (Peles current and old teams). He played one half for New York and one half for Santos. He ended the game shouting "Love. Love. Love." and urged people to pay attention to the youth
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Pele recieved an honourary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth
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Pele is named joint Player of the Century with Argentine legend Diego Maradona
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A 74-year old Pele is hospitalized with kidney stones
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Pele undergoes prostate surgery to remove a condition. This is the second time he's been hospitalized in six months
