October 15 | in Event Today
Mata Hari, a Dutch dancer, courtesan, and convicted German WWI spy, was killed by firing squad in 1917 at the age of 41.
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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