1986 Event San Francisco Federal jury convicts Navy radioman Jerry Whitworth of espionage 1986 Event Richard W. Miller became 1st FBI agent convicted of espionage 1985 Event West German top counter espionage Hans Tiedge moves to East Germany 1984 Event Richard Miller, becomes 1st (former) FBI agent, charged with espionage 1979 Event Ayatollah Khomeini charges U.S. ambassador/embassy espionage 1961 Event Russian espionage ring detected in Great Britain 1954 Event Espionage and Sabotage Act of 1954 signed 1953 Death Julius Rosenberg, New York City, 1st U.S. civilian executed for espionage at 37 1953 Event GDR Minister of Foreign affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage" 1951 Event Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted of espionage 1950 Event Prague espionage trial against bishops and priests begins 1950 Event Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years for atomic espionage (London) 1950 Event U.S.S.R. re-introduces death penalty for treason, espionage and sabotage 1915 Birthday Julius Rosenberg, New York City, 1st U.S. civilian executed for espionage 1894 Event Captain Alfred Dreyfus arrested accused of espionage 1889 Birthday James Stephenson, actor, Letter, Espionage Agent, Nancy Drew
