Yorkshire on Thursday 5 November 2026
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 1789: John Elley, a run-away apprentice to John Gelderd at Meanwood Tannery, Leeds, begins a distinguished career in the British Army, breaking the heart of his employer’s daughter
- 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!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:07-16:22, zenith 11:44
- Moon: rise 02:34 set 14:43, waning crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:12-16:27, zenith 11:49
- Moon: rise 02:39 set 14:48, waning crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:13-16:23, zenith 11:48
- Moon: rise 02:38 set 14:46, waning crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:10-16:28, zenith 11:49
- Moon: rise 02:39 set 14:48, waning crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:10-16:24, zenith 11:47
- Moon: rise 02:37 set 14:46, waning crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Customs: Guy Fawkes Night – York-born applied chemist tried to have light triumph in and over darkness. Proverbs: A stick and a stake,/ For King James’ sake./ Please give us a coil [coal], a coil (Moorman 1916).
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