| 1876 | 1876 - On this day in 1876, Mata Hari was born. (Mata Hari was the Dutch dancer executed by the French for espionage during World War I.) Speaking of Mata Hari, I saw the final comp of the CDs from the shows Mata Hari and Breakfast at Tiffany's (Original Cast ...On this day in 1876, Mata Hari was born. (Mata Hari was the Dutch dancer executed by the French for espionage during World War I.) Speaking of Mata Hari, I saw the final comp of the CDs from the shows Mata Hari and Breakfast at Tiffany's (Original Cast Records). These long awaited recordings should be in the stores around Labor Day. A Playwright's Experiment in Democracy Didn't Rally the People. The Institute on the Arts and Civic Dialogue at Harvard University, a ...  Show more  Show lesswww.broadwaystars.com/news/000811.shtml
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| 1905 | Mar 13, 1905 - Mata Hari posed as a princess from Java of priestly Indian birth, pretending to have been initiated into the art of sacred Indian dance since childhood.www.amazon.com/Simply-Irresistible-Mesmerize-Famous-Infamous-Women/product-reviews/076242673X
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| 1914 | May 23, 1914 - Mata Hari also tried to keep a toehold in the world of public entertainment. On May 23, 1914, she appeared in a music hall in Germany. Some spectators thought the show "indecent" and complained to the cops. A police officer named Griebel decided to see for ...Mata Hari also tried to keep a toehold in the world of public entertainment. On May 23, 1914, she appeared in a music hall in Germany. Some spectators thought the show "indecent" and complained to the cops. A police officer named Griebel decided to see for himself. He was bewitched by Mata Hari's performance and made a date with her. In some accounts, Griebel is out of the picture and his superior, Traugott von Jagow, became Mata Hari's boyfriend. Show more Show lesswww.mata-hari.com/mata-hari-en.html
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| 1916 | 1916 - By spring 1916, Mata Hari was involved in the dangerous work of Espionage. Always the self publicist she rated herself far better than she actually was. She was first employed by the Germans, using the code name H21 and given the princely sum of 20000 guilders ...By spring 1916, Mata Hari was involved in the dangerous work of Espionage. Always the self publicist she rated herself far better than she actually was. She was first employed by the Germans, using the code name H21 and given the princely sum of 20000 guilders. Mata Hari then moved back to Paris. It was here that Captain Ladoux, head of the French intelligence services brought her into the French fold. Mata Hari soon became embroiled within the tangled web of counter ... Show more Show lesswww.westernfrontassociation.com/great-war-people/49-military-justice/287-mata-hari-myth.html
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| 1917 | Feb 1917 - So from an exotic dancer, it became spy work for Mata Hari. However, the French later suspected her of being a double agent. In February 1917, Mata Hari was brought back to Paris, was immediately arrested and charged with being a German spy. Her trial in July ...However, the French later suspected her of being a double agent. In February 1917, Mata Hari was brought back to Paris, was immediately arrested and charged with being a German spy. Her trial in July revealed some damning evidence that she couldn't explain. She was convicted and sentenced to death. Spy, arms deal, commission With the same light, Altantuya, that Mongolian woman, is now re-marqued a 'Mata Hari' from the Far East in the powerful Murdoch papers. Show more Show lesswww.jeffooi.com/my_country/
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| Oct 15, 1917 - On October 15, 1917, Mata Hari was executed by a firing squad. On the website Famous Females: Women in Espionage, it was noted that "Most historians do not believe that she [Mata Hari] realized the seriousness of the game she was trying to play."Subsequently, the French ignored an appeal from the Queen of the Netherlands to free Mata Hari. A French offer to the Germans for a prisoner exchange was also ignored. In the days before her execution, she exhibited a great deal of dignity, and converted to Catholicism. On October 15, 1917, Mata Hari was executed by a firing squad. On the website Famous Females: Women in Espionage, it was noted that "Most historians do not believe that she [Mata Hari] realized the ... Show more Show lesswww.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3404707851.html
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| 1931 | Dec 20, 1931 - WHEN Major Thomas Coulson of the British Intelligence Service wrote his widely circulated book, "Mata Hari," he referred to the World War spy as "a woman of unusual beauty, moving behind a veil ... or sensual mysticism." Whether Greta Gzrbo, was selected by >-Goldwyn-Mayer for the ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10814FB3F5C13778DDDA90A94DA415B818FF1D3
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| 1932 | Jan 10, 1932 - CHANGED though it may be from the actual career of Mata Hari, the Dutch dancer and spy, the picture that bears her name which is now attracting hosts to the Capitol is an entertainment of no mean value in which that mysterious actress, Greta Garbo, gives another flawless portrayal. ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F7081EFD355B13738DDDA90994D9405B828FF1D3
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| 1967 | Jun 2, 1967 - Vincente Minnelli has been in Paris, clutching two Paris-Match spreads on Mata Hari for dear life. Next season, after more than 25 years away from Broadway, Minnelli will direct a mu-. Minnelli to Direct. Mata Hari' Musical. BY MARY BLUME. PARIS - Vincente Minnelli has been in Paris, ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/521761122.html?dids=521761122:521761122&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+02%2C+1967&author...'Mata+Hari'...
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| 2001 | Oct 16, 2001 - Mata Hari, the most renowned woman spy in history, who was shot for betraying secrets that were said to have lead to the deaths of thousands of soldiers during the first world war, may have been wrongly convicted, a group from her Dutch homeland claims. ... www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/oct/16/humanities.highereducation
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