Julian Assange Fast Facts Updated: Aug 2, 2021 12:41 PM Posted By: CNN Editorial Research Here's a look at the life of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Personal Birth place: Townsville, Queensland, Australia Father: John Shipton Other Facts When he was a year old, his mother married Brett Assange, who adopted him. Timeline 2007 April 5, 2010 - WikiLeaks posts a video showing a US military helicopter firing on and killing two journalists and several Iraqi civilians in 2007. The military claims that the helicopter crew believed the targets were armed insurgents, not civilians. July 25, 2010 - WikiLeaks posts more than 90,000 classified documents related to the Afghanistan war. August 20, 2010 - Swedish prosecutors issue an arrest warrant for Assange based on allegations of sexual assault.