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Kim Philby

High-ranking member of British intelligence who was a secret member of the Cambridge Five spy ring.

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Occupation

Double Agent

Born

January 1, 1912

Zodiac

Capricorn

27,891

days lived

76

age at death

Born
January 1, 1912
Died
May 11, 1988 (aged 76)
Zodiac
♑︎Capricorn·rat 🐀
Updated Aug 2026

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Astrology
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Earth
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Water
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Sun Sign

Capricorn♑︎

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Moon Sign

Gemini♊︎

Dominant Element

Earth

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Planetary positions calculated for January 1, 1912

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1988
Day 27,890
Age 76

Death of Kim Philby

Confidence
96%
May 11, 1988

Kim Philby died in Moscow, USSR.

1987
Day 27,394
Age 75

Granted Soviet Citizenship

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1987

Granted Soviet citizenship.

1965
Day 19,359
Age 53

Awarded Order of Lenin

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1965

Awarded the Order of Lenin by the Soviet Union.

1963
Day 18,650
Age 51

Defection to the Soviet Union

Confidence
89%
Jan 23, 1963
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1955
Day 15,887
Age 43

Resignation from MI6

Confidence
96%
Jul 1, 1955

Resigned from MI6 amid suspicion of espionage.

1951
Day 14,245
Age 39

Questioned About Burgess and Maclean

Confidence
98%
Jan 1, 1951
1949
Day 13,515
Age 37

Posted to Washington D.C.

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1949
1946
Day 12,686
Age 34

Marriage to Aileen Furse

Confidence
96%
Sep 25, 1946

Married Aileen Furse.

1944
Day 11,688
Age 32

Appointed to Head of Section IX

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1944

Appointed head of Section IX, a counter-espionage section of MI6.

1940
Day 10,227
Age 28

Joins MI6

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1940

Joined the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).

1934
Day 8,090
Age 22

Marriage to Alice 'Litzi' Friedman

Confidence
96%
Feb 24, 1934

Married Alice 'Litzi' Friedman, an Austrian communist.

1933
Day 7,671
Age 21

Journalism in Vienna

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1933

Worked as a journalist in Vienna and became involved in socialist politics.

Day 7,671
Age 21

Graduates from Cambridge

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1933

Graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge.

1930
Day 6,575
Age 18

Studies at Cambridge University

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1930

Began studying history at Trinity College, Cambridge.

1925
Day 4,749
Age 13

Attends Westminster School

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1925

Attended Westminster School.

1912
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Kim Philby

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1912

Born Harold Adrian Russell Philby in Ambala, British India.