- Mata Hari - Wikipedia
Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (née Zelle, Dutch: [mɑrɣaːˈreːtaː ɣeːrˈtrœydaː ˈzɛlə]; 7 August 1876 – 15 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari ( ˈmɑːtə ˈhɑːri MAH-tə HAR-ee, Dutch: [ˈmaːtaː ˈɦaːri]; Malay for 'sun', lit 'eye of the day'), was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany du
- Mata Hari | Biography, Spy, Photos, Facts | Britannica
Mata Hari (born August 7, 1876, Leeuwarden, Netherlands—died October 15, 1917, Vincennes, near Paris, France) was a 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
- Mata Hari - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida (Grietje) Zelle (7 August 1876, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands – 15 October 1917, Vincennes, France) She was a Dutch - Frisian exotic dancer and spy
- 10 Facts About Mata Hari - History Hit
Margaretha began to fashion herself as an Indonesian princess, lied to journalists about her birth and took on the name Mata Hari, which translates literally from Malay to ‘eye of the day’ – the sun The exotic style prevented her dances from being perceived as overtly lewd
- Mata Hari - Movie, Fate Spy - Biography
Mata Hari was a professional dancer and mistress who became a spy for France during World War I Suspected of being a double agent, she was executed in 1917
- Mata Hari 100 Years Later: Was She Really a Spy? | TIME
Margaretha Zelle, a k a “Mata Hari,” an exotic dancer and convicted spy, met her end at age 41 at the hands of a firing squad outside Paris 100 years ago on Oct 15, 1917
- The Death of Mata Hari - MilitaryHistoryNow. com
On Feb 13, 1917, Mata Hari was arrested, charged as a German spy, and confined to a filthy cell at Saint Lazare Her “trial” was held in secret and the records ordered sealed for a hundred years as a matter of national security
- The Dancer Who Became WWI’s Most Notorious Spy - HISTORY
Once Europe’s most prominent striptease performer, Dutch dancer Mata Hari was executed by a French firing squad after she was found guilty of spying for the Germans during World War I
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