On this date in 1917, the Dutch exotic dancer, Margaretha Zelle, was executed for espionage by a French firing squad. The world knew her as “Mata Hari” (see The Dancer Who Became WWI’s Most Notorious Spy).
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She was DUTCH? How disappointing.
Sure, but she didn’t hide her Nederland…