Notable People · 1876–1917
Mata Hari — Age & Birthday
Born: 7 August 1876 · Died: 15 October 1917 · Age at death: 41
How old was Mata Hari when she died?
Mata Hari died aged 41. She was born on 7 August 1876 and died on 15 October 1917.
Dutch dancer executed for spying during the First World War
Did you know?Her stage name, which she adopted while living in Paris, means eye of the day in Malay.
Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (née Zelle, Dutch:; 7 August 1876 – 15 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari ( MAH-tə HAR-ee, Dutch:; Indonesian for 'sun', lit. 'eye of the day'), was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I.
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- Age at death
- 41
- Would be
- 150
- Years since death
- 109
- Born
- August 7, 1876 · Leeuwarden, Netherlands
- Died
- October 15, 1917
- Cause of death
- Gunshot wound
- Nationality
- Dutch
- Known for
- Notable People
Family
- Father
- Adam Zelle
- Mother
- Antje van der Meulen
- Spouse
- Rudolph MacLeod
- Children
- Louise Jeanne MacLeod, Norman-John MacLeod
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- Would-be age todayMata Hari would be 150 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
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