BirthDecember 41991

Reality Winner

Reality Winner, American intelligence specialist convicted of espionage

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When
Wednesday, December 4 199135 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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Person
Reality Winner

Who they were

Reality Leigh Winner is a United States Air Force veteran, and a former National Security Agency (NSA) translator. In 2018, she was given the longest prison sentence ever imposed for an unauthorized release of government classified information to the media, after she leaked an intelligence report about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. She was sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison.

Why this date

Reality Winner appears on our December 4 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.

December 4 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

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  • September 17EstoniaEstonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
  • September 17LinuxThe first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
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December 4 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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