Sverre Ingebregt Selmer Nilsen Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Sverre Ingebregt Selmer Nilsen was a Norwegian fisherman who spied for the GRU during the Cold War. Active between 1956 and 1963, he reported U.S. espionage plane activities to the Soviet Union, contributing to the U-2 Crisis in 1960. Recruited in 1948 after threats to his family, Nilsen trained in the Soviet Union and operated as a foreign agent for over 17 years before his arrest in 1967. Convicted and imprisoned, he was pardoned after three years and later spoke publicly about his espionage activities, becoming the subject of a documentary aired in 2007.

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Meaning of the name - Sverre

ruler, protector

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May 23, 1931 Facts

Generation Group

Sverre Ingebregt Selmer Nilsen belongs to the Silent Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Bakfjorden

Place of Death: Bakfjorden

Occupation: spy

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Astrology Analysis

Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.