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Themed Set: Belles Epoque

Posted on 15 October, 2008 by Headsman

In three wars that would define modern Europe, three women of different character and class met executions that would resonate with the exigencies of their changing times … and the lasting commonalities of social places structured by gender.

  • Oct. 15: Mata Hari
  • Oct. 16: Marie Antoinette
  • Oct. 17: Anne de Chantraine

On this day..

  • 1948: Arthur Eggers, by Earl Warren
  • 1794: Robert Watt, British Conventioner
  • 1660: John Carew, regicide
  • 1767: Tom, slave of the Baylor family
  • 1937: Panfiliya Tanailidi, Azerbaijani actress
  • 1651: James Stanley, Earl of Derby
  • 1942: Coastwatchers on Tarawa
  • 1940: Lluis Companys, Catalan president
  • 2012: Eric Robert, determined volunteer
  • 1964: Nguyen Van Troi, Viet Cong urban guerrilla
  • 1942: Three Doolittle raiders
  • 1896: Rainandriamampandry and Prince Ratsimamanga
  • 1917: Mata Hari, femme fatale

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