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