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Explore the mysterious life of **Mata Hari**, who became a controversial figure on **October 15, 1917** during World War I. Her legacy endures as a tale of e...
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4 days ago · October 15, 2024. Updated Oct. 15, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. The execution of Dutch exotic dancer Mara Hari, a World War I spy, happened on this day in 1917. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ️ each day!
Sep 29, 2024 · When eighteen-year-old Zelle saw a newspaper ad for a wife placed by Dutch Colonial Army Captain Rudolf MacLeod, she saw her chance to escape the mundane. After marriage, MacLeod planned to return to the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) with his bride.
Oct 11, 2024 · Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and courtesan whose name has become a synonym for the seductive female spy. She was shot by the French on charges of spying for Germany during World War I. The nature and extent of her espionage activities remain uncertain, and her guilt is widely contested.
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6 days ago · Seven years of marriage had brought Margreet back to where she had begun, living in poverty, with no prospects, in the Netherlands. But now she had a daughter she loved, and two names she would carry for the rest of her life: MacLeod, and Mata Hari.
3 days ago · Mata Hari, born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle in 1876, captivates us as one of history's most enigmatic figures. From her early life in the Netherlands to her dramatic reinvention as an exotic dancer and courtesan in Paris, her journey intertwines with themes of identity, seduction, and espionage.
Oct 10, 2024 · Now synonymous with the femme fatale, Mata Hari was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany in France during World War I. However, the nature and extent of her espionage activities remain uncertain, and her guilt is widely contested.
