Mata Hari, 150th birthday on 7 August, died in 1917

Aug 7, 2026

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Mata Hari Spy, Courtesan, Exotic ones Dancer 1876 1917 at 1900, Paris, France the Dutch Exotic ones Dancer and Courtesan Mata Hari at Picture with their Husband, a Dutch Naval Officer Rudolf Macleod Mata Hari was the stage name from Ma Copyright: xUnitedxArchivesx xkpaxKeystonex 19000101_nin_k09_046
Mata Hari. Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (geb. Zelle, 7. August 1876 15. Oktober 1917), besser bekannt unter dem Künstlernamen Mata Hari ( ?m??t? ?h??ri ), war eine niederländische exotische Tänzerin und Kurtisane, die während des Ersten Weltkriegs als Spionin für Deutschland verurteilt wurde. Professor Shipman, ein bekannter Wissenschaftler, erklärte, er glaube, daß sie unschuldig war und nur verurteilt wurde, weil die französische Armee einen Sündenbock brauchte. Sie wurde durch ein Erschießungskommando in Frankreich hingerichtet Mata Hari. Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (née Zelle, 7 August 1876 – 15 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari ( ?m??t? ?h??ri ), was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of Copyright: imageBROKER Sjoberg ibljsj12896532.jpg
Mata Hari - famous woman spy
Mata Hari - famous woman spy
Mata Hari, 7 August 1876 - 15 ctober 1917
Mata Hari, 7 August 1876 - 15 ctober 1917
Margaretha MacLeod, better known by the stage name Mata Hari, 1876-1917, Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy and executed by firing squad in France WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_044_0375
Mata Hari (stage name of Margaretha Geertruida Grietje Zelle -1876-1917). Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan arrested in Paris by the French, executed by firing squad for spying for Germany during World War I. Espionage WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchives014951
Jan 01, 1900 - Paris, FRANCE - A Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan MATA HARI (Margaretha Geertruida Zelle) who was executed by firing squad for alleged espionage during World War I. The very name of Mata Hari has become synonymous with spying, espionage, intrigue, and sensuality. Paris FRANCE - ZUMAk09
Jan 01, 1900 - Paris, FRANCE - A Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan MATA HARI (Margaretha Geertruida Zelle) who was executed by firing squad for alleged espionage during World War I. The very name of Mata Hari has become synonymous with spying, espionage, intrigue, and sensuality. Paris FRANCE - ZUMAk09
Jan 01, 1900 - Paris, FRANCE - A Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan MATA HARI (Margaretha Geertruida Zelle) who was executed by firing squad for alleged espionage during World War I. The very name of Mata Hari has become synonymous with spying, espionage, intrigue, and sensuality. Paris FRANCE - ZUMAk09
Jan 01, 1900 - Paris, FRANCE - A Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan MATA HARI pictured with her husband, a Dutch naval officer RUDOLF MACLEOD. MATA HARI was the stage name of MARGARETHA GEERTRUIDA ZELLE, who was executed by firing squad for alleged espionage during World War I. The very name of Mata Hari has become synonymous with spying, espionage, intrigue, and sensuality. Paris FRANCE - ZUMAk09