John Vassall English civil servant and spy John Vassall was BOTD in 1924. Born in London, the only son of a vicar, he was educated at a private boy’s school. He worked as a photographer for the Royal Air …

English civil servant and spy John Vassall was BOTD in 1924. Blackmailed by the KGB with photos of him at a gay orgy, he spied for Russia for 8 years, until his arrest and imprisonment in 1962. #johnvassall #bornonthisday #badgays #fromrussiawithlove

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