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August 7th, 1876: Dutch sex worker and spy Mata Hari was born.
August 7th 1876: Dutch sex worker and spy Mata Hari was born.
![]() August 7th, 1876: Dutch sex worker and spy Mata Hari was born. August 7th 1876: Dutch sex worker and spy Mata Hari was born.
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