Yorkshire on Tuesday 5 November 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 5 November 1641: Henry Best of Elmswell (Driffield) lays his wagons up for the winter
- 5 November 1754: A French fencing master turns highwayman on Rothwell Haigh (Leeds)
- 5 November 1841: The over-provision of cottage-style housing in Sheffield by speculative builders
- 5 November 1866: Bonfire Night firework riots at Halifax
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 07:08-16:21, zenith 11:44
- Moon: rise 12:06 set 17:52, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 07:13-16:26, zenith 11:49
- Moon: rise 12:11 set 17:57, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 07:14-16:22, zenith 11:48
- Moon: rise 12:18 set 17:48, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 07:11-16:27, zenith 11:49
- Moon: rise 12:07 set 18:00, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 07:11-16:24, zenith 11:47
- Moon: rise 12:11 set 17:53, waxing crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- ! Guy Fawkes Night – York-born applied chemist tried to have light triumph in and over darkness 🗩 A stick and a stake,/ For King James’s sake./ Please give us a coil [coal], a coil (Moorman 1916)
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