Historical eventDecember 31910

Freda Du Faur

Freda Du Faur became the first woman to climb Aoraki / Mount Cook, the highest peak in New Zealand.

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When
Saturday, December 3 1910116 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1910s
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At a glance

Dates: From 1910.

What happened

Emmeline Freda Du Faur was an Australian mountaineer, credited as the first woman to climb New Zealand's tallest mountain, Aoraki / Mount Cook. Du Faur was a leading amateur climber of her day. She was the first female high mountaineer known to be active in New Zealand, although she never lived there.

December 3 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

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  10. 20242024 South Korean martial law crisis
  11. 2024Yoon Suk Yeol

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  • July 24Ottoman EmpireOttoman forces captured the city of Shkodër, ending the Albanian revolt of 1910 (depicted).
  • November 14Eugene Burton ElyAviator Eugene Burton Ely performed the first takeoff from a ship (pictured), flying from a makeshift deck on USS Birmingham in Hampton R…
  • October 21HMS Niobe (1897)HMS Niobe arrived in Halifax Harbour to become the first large ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.
  • April 29Parliament of the United KingdomParliament passed the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the express intent of redistributing wealth.

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When did Freda Du Faur happen?

December 3 1910 — 116 years ago, on a Saturday.

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