Margaretha Geertuida MacLeod, Mata Hari, exotic dancer, spy

Mata Hari, a Dutch dancer, courtesan, and convicted German WWI spy, was killed by firing squad in 1917 at the age of 41.

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Margaretha Geertuida MacLeod, better known by her stage name Mata Hari died on October 15 in 1917. She was an exotic dancer and courtesan who was also convicted of being a spy for Gerany during the first world war. She was executed by the firing squad in France.

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